prelaugh

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ laugh.

Adjective

prelaugh (not comparable)

1. (sciences) Occurring before laughter.
   • 1972, Jeffrey H. Goldstein, Paul E. McGhee, The psychology of humor: theoretical perspectives and empirical issues:

     […] the amplitude of the laugh, which is the distance between the prelaugh base line and its highest intensity peak.

   • 2002, Ronald A. Berk, Humor as an instructional defibrillator:

     After a laugh subsides, a brief relaxation phase occurs, during which the HR and BP drop below the prelaugh baseline levels.

Synonyms

• prelaughter