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backlight

Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.laɪt/

The English word “backlight” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
  2. A spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
  3. Light that is behind a photographic subject.
  4. A light attached to an LCD display.
  5. The rear window of a motor car.

verb

  1. To illuminate something from behind.

Etymology

From back + light.

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