backlight
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backlight
- /ˈbæk.laɪt/
Where it comes from
From back + light.
noun backlights
- 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.
- A spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
- 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.
- A light attached to an LCD display.
- The rear window of a motor car.
verb backlights · backlighting · backlighted · backlit
- To illuminate something from behind. It offers few subtleties, but those can be effective, as when the chorus is backlighted in the rear of the auditorium to produce an ominous play of shadows onstage.
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noun spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind
| Español | contraluz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 背光 bèiguāng |
| Français | contrejour |
noun light attached to an LCD display
| Español | retroiluminación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 背光燈 /背光灯, 背光模組 /背光模组 |
| Português | retroiluminação |
| Français | rétroéclairage |
| Italiano | retroilluminazione |
| Русский | подсве́тка podsvétka |
noun rear window of a motor car
| 中文 | 後擋風玻璃 /后挡风玻璃 hòu dǎngfēng bōli, 後窗 /后窗 |
|---|---|
| Français | lunette arrière |
verb illuminate something from behind
| Español | retroiluminar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 從背後照明 /从背后照明 cóng bèihòu zhàomíng, 背光照明 bèiguāng zhàomíng |
| Français | éclairer par derrière, rétro-éclairer |
| Italiano | illuminare dal di dietro, illuminare dietro, retroilluminare |
Talk about this word "backlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backlight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. backlight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/backlight "backlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backlight.
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@misc{backlight_2026,
title = {backlight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backlight},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
