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backlight

backlight

4 3.7
A light placed behind a screen or object to make it glow
  • noun
  • /ˈbækˌlaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : retroiluminación
  • Fog cannot be lit from the front, so backlight was used to silhouette the dancers against a changing density of fog.
  • LED backlight
  • keyboard backlight
  • fluorescent backlight

So are you telling me that that many many many LE DS are the backlight for LCD displays?

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Examples

  • The new smartphone features a brighter backlight that makes it easier to read in direct sunlight.

  • In the dim room, the backlight of the television created a comforting glow around the furniture.

  • Share. Even though the light is better, you still need a red backlight and a white front light.

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  • So let's turn off our backlight and then turn on our yellow light.

  • I do see a little bit of backlight bleed along the bottom edge.

  • Backlight: Using the sun as a backlight adds a lovely glow to your subject.

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  • For a silhouette look, one may place a light behind your subject, known as a backlight.

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  • This LCD display allows me to have a backlight with the colored LED.

  • So we cheated and we put a very bright HMI backlight, daylight balanced backlight behind the actors so that you would see the raindrops.

  • The photographer adjusted the backlight to enhance the subject's silhouette against the sunset.

Synonyms

backlighting
vsbacklight
  • Specialized
3 5.6

Light that shines from behind a person or object to make its edges brighter

is a light source placed behind an object to create visual effects

How Bright

backlight
  • Specialized
4 3.7
lightboard
  • Specialized
6.9
lighting
207 3.1

Surface Forms

backlight singular
backlights plural

Morphology

backlight = back + light (transparent) = back + light

Clear compound of 'back' (rear) + 'light' (source of illumination); meaning follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Backlight comes from the simple parts back 'behind' and light 'a source of light'. So a backlight is a light placed behind an object or screen to make it glow or to help you see its shape.