"backlight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.laɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backlight.wav Forms: backlights [plural]
Etymology: From back + light. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|light}} back + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} backlight (plural backlights)
  1. (uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
    (countable) A spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
    Tags: countable Translations (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind): tegenlicht [neuter] (Dutch), taustavalo (Finnish), contrejour [masculine] (French), ellenfény (Hungarian), contraluz [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-backlight-en-noun-oltXxWCY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 23 23 23 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 24 24 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 24 1 2 Disambiguation of 'spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind': 66 18 8 8 1
  2. (uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
    (uncountable) Light that is behind a photographic subject.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Light, Photography
    Sense id: en-backlight-en-noun-zagNy701 Disambiguation of Light: 20 35 20 20 1 3 Disambiguation of Photography: 20 37 20 20 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 23 23 23 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 24 24 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 24 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 33 20 20 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 29 20 19 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 21 32 21 21 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 32 20 20 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 30 20 20 3 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 20 30 22 20 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 20 31 21 20 3 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 34 20 20 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 32 23 19 2 4
  3. (uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
    (countable) A light attached to an LCD display.
    Tags: countable Translations (light attached to an LCD display): retroil·luminació [feminine] (Catalan), backlight [masculine] (Dutch), fonlumo (Esperanto), taustavalo (Finnish), rétroéclairage [masculine] (French), retroilluminazione [feminine] (Italian), retroiluminação [feminine] (Portuguese), retroiluminación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-backlight-en-noun-L-Fhs3Yd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 23 23 23 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 24 24 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 24 1 2 Disambiguation of 'light attached to an LCD display': 5 7 82 5 0
  4. (uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-backlight-en-noun-H-yhOAfu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 23 23 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 23 23 23 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 24 24 24 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 24 24 24 1 2
  5. (countable) The rear window of a motor car. Tags: countable Translations (rear window of a motor car): achterruit [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), takaikkuna (Finnish), lunette arrière [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-backlight-en-noun-XSJIsYOs Disambiguation of 'rear window of a motor car': 1 1 1 1 95

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæk.laɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backlight.wav Forms: backlights [present, singular, third-person], backlighting [participle, present], backlighted [participle, past], backlighted [past], backlit [participle, past], backlit [past]
Etymology: From back + light. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|light}} back + light Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=backlit}} backlight (third-person singular simple present backlights, present participle backlighting, simple past and past participle backlighted or backlit)
  1. (transitive) To illuminate something from behind. Tags: transitive Translations (illuminate something from behind): taustavalaista (Finnish), éclairer par derrière (French), rétro-éclairer (French), illuminare dal di dietro (Italian), retroiluminar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-backlight-en-verb-lg1fAWlk

Inflected forms

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