Backlight Definition

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backlighted, backlighting, backlights, backlit
noun
A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind.
American Heritage
Light or illumination from behind the person or thing being viewed.
Webster's New World
A light that amplifies the brightness of an LCD screen by illuminating it from behind.
American Heritage
Wiktionary

A light attached to an LCD display.

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verb
To light from behind.
The photographer backlit the subject for a dramatic effect.
American Heritage
To light, or illuminate, from the rear or from the side away from the camera or the viewer.
Webster's New World

To illuminate something from behind.

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Noun

Singular:
backlight
Plural:
backlights

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