backlight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbæk.laɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From back + light.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
The backlight from the sunset cast the pier and the crowd in silhouette.
Egg candling uses backlight to look for chick embryos.
- (countable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention. ▸ A spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
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(uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention. ▸ Light that is behind a photographic subject.
If I do use backlight, it's not to separate the subject from the background; I use it to set a psychological mood, or to create a look.
2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 73:
- (countable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention. ▸ A light attached to an LCD display.
- (countable) The rear window of a motor car.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backlights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (24)
cmn 背光 (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · ru подсве́тка (light attached to an LCD display) · nl backlight (light attached to an LCD display) · ca retroil·luminació (light attached to an LCD display) · eo fonlumo (light attached to an LCD display) · nl achterruit (rear window of a motor car) · fr lunette arrière (rear window of a motor car) · pt retroiluminação (light attached to an LCD display) · es contraluz (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · es retroiluminación (light attached to an LCD display) · ca contrallum (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · fr rétroéclairage (light attached to an LCD display) · it retroilluminazione (light attached to an LCD display) · cmn 後擋風玻璃 /后挡风玻璃 (rear window of a motor car) · nl tegenlicht (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · hu ellenfény (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · cmn 後窗 /后窗 (rear window of a motor car) · cmn 背光模組 /背光模组 (light attached to an LCD display) · ca contraclaror (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · cmn 背光燈 /背光灯 (light attached to an LCD display) · fi takaikkuna (rear window of a motor car) · fr contrejour (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · fi taustavalo (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) · fi taustavalo (light attached to an LCD display)