Definition of aftertouch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

music technology

TECH.

pressure control on an electronic keyboard when a key is already held

TECH.

This synth has polyphonic aftertouch for more expressive keyboard performances.

figurative

Rare

final small detail added to improve something already mostly finished

Rare

The artist added a bright line as the aftertouch to the painting.

video games

TECH.

game control that lets a kicked ball curve while it travels

TECH.

Use aftertouch to bend the shot around the defenders in the game.

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Examples of aftertouch in a sentence

He assigned filter cutoff to aftertouch for expressive sweeps.
The designer’s handwritten logo was the perfect aftertouch on the brochure.
A dash of lemon zest was the chef’s final aftertouch to the dish.
Mastering aftertouch makes free kicks much easier in this soccer game.
She added a slight aftertouch to curve the ball into the top corner.

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French:pression après enfoncement, touche finale, ...
German:Aftertouch, letzter Schliff, ...
Italian:aftertouch, tocco finale, ...
Spanish:control de pospresión, retoque final, ...
Portuguese:controlo de pressão no teclado, retoque final, ...
Chinese:触后力度, 最后一笔, ...
Japanese:アフタータッチ, 仕上げ, ...
Arabic:تَحَكُّم بِالضَّغْط بَعد الضَّغْطة الأُولى على مفاتِيح الآلة الإِلِكترونيّة, لَمْسَة أَخِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:אַפְטֶרְטַאצ׳, נְגִיעָה אַחֲרוֹנָה, ...
Russian:афтертач, последний штрих, ...
Ukrainian:афтертач, останній штрих, ...
Hindi:कुंजी दबाकर रखने के बाद का दबाव नियंत्रण, अंतिम स्पर्श, ...
Bengali:আফটারটাচ, শেষ ছোঁয়া, ...
Catalan:postpulsació, toc final, ...
Czech:aftertouch, finální úprava, ...
Danish:aftertouch, slutpuds, ...
Dutch:toetsnadruk, finishing touch, ...
Greek:άφτερτατς, τελευταία πινελιά, ...
Hungarian:aftertouch, utolsó simítás, ...
Khmer:មុខងារគ្រប់គ្រងសម្ពាធបន្ថែមពេលសង្កត់គ្រាប់ចុចក្តារចុចអេឡិចត្រូនិករួច, ការបន្ថែមចុងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:아프터터치, 마지막 손질, ...
Persian:افترتاچ, پرداخت نهایی, ...
Polish:aftertouch, ostatni szlif, ...
Portuguese (BR):aftertouch, toque final, ...
Romanian:aftertouch, tușă finală, ...
Swedish:eftertryck, sista touch, ...
Thai:แอฟเตอร์ทัช, รายละเอียดปิดท้าย, ...
Turkish:tuş sonrası basınç, son dokunuş, ...
Vietnamese:tính năng cảm ứng sau khi nhấn phím, nét chấm phá cuối cùng, ...

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