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Definition of "backlight" []

  • A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind. (noun)
  • To light from behind: The photographer backlit the subject for a dramatic effect. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "backlight" in a sentence
  • "The lack of a backlight is a huge disadvantage, IMO, but what can you do but wait for Kindle 3."
  • "Machine goes off, comes back, they reseated the video cable (which I had already done) and out of the box it fails … and has a new problem where the backlight is now permanently on."
  • "Everything is working fine apart from the 'backlight' - i.e. I can still see the screen (and operate it fully) BUT only if I get it in the light."
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