backlighting

noun (backlighting)

«backlighting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Light placed behind something, like the light behind a phone or laptop screen, or behind a person in a photo or play. tree →

In the lessons

In computing and photography lessons: screens use backlighting; in photos, backlighting makes outlines glow. Phrases: «screen backlighting», «keyboard backlighting».

Examples

Turn down the backlighting to save battery. tree →
Backlighting made her hair glow in the photo. tree →
The keyboard has backlighting for the dark. tree →
Stage backlighting showed the dancers' shapes. tree →
Strong backlighting can make faces look dark. tree →
The old e-reader had no backlighting. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Verb: backlight (backlit).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «backlighting» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«backlighting» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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