aftertouch

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noun

Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.

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Meanings

nounaftertouch (countable and uncountable, plural aftertouches)

plural aftertouches

  1. uncountableentertainmentPressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
  2. countablerareuncountableA touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
  3. countableuncountablevideo gamesA feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.

    KO2 ruins every other football game you'll ever play; I never got good at SWOS - the controls were all wrong. And the aftertouch was stupid. And the computer keepers were always hopeless on free kicks.

    1997, Mark Howson, “Kick Off 2: Best Amiga Game Of all time!”, in comp.sys.amiga.games (Usenet)

Origin

From after- + touch.

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APA

aftertouch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftertouch

MLA

“aftertouch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftertouch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftertouch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftertouch.

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