BACKLIGHT


Meaning of BACKLIGHT in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: back (III) + light

: illumination falling upon an object from behind especially throwing it into relief

a feather floating white in the dazzling backlight of the sun — Ralph Ellison

II. transitive verb

: to illuminate with a backlight or backlighting

the sun dropped lower, backlighting the peaks — Douglass Wallop

a backlighted camera shot

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