"backlit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more backlit [comparative], most backlit [superlative]
Etymology: From back + lit. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|lit}} back + lit Head templates: {{en-adj}} backlit (comparative more backlit, superlative most backlit)
  1. Lit or illuminated from behind. Derived forms: nonbacklit Translations (illuminated from behind): 背光的 (bèiguāng de) (Chinese Mandarin), taustavalaistu (Finnish), rétro-éclairé (French), éclairé par derrière (French), illuminato dal di dietro (Italian), podświetlany [masculine] (Polish), podświetlana [feminine] (Polish), podświetlane [neuter] (Polish), retroiluminado (Portuguese), retroiluminado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-backlit-en-adj-8dbG87MP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13

Verb

Etymology: From back + lit. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|lit}} back + lit Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} backlit
  1. simple past and past participle of backlight Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: backlight
    Sense id: en-backlit-en-verb-pLJfRZ3L
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bèiguāng de",
          "sense": "illuminated from behind",
          "word": "背光的"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "illuminated from behind",
          "word": "taustavalaistu"
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "illuminated from behind",
          "word": "rétro-éclairé"
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          "sense": "illuminated from behind",
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          "sense": "illuminated from behind",
          "word": "illuminato dal di dietro"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "illuminated from behind",
          "word": "retroiluminado"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "illuminated from behind",
      "word": "taustavalaistu"
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      "sense": "illuminated from behind",
      "word": "rétro-éclairé"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "illuminated from behind",
      "word": "éclairé par derrière"
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      "sense": "illuminated from behind",
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      "sense": "illuminated from behind",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "illuminated from behind",
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