: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display
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Oak herringbone floors pop against white walls and a modern, backlit ceiling in the living room.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
There’s a frisky 100 Nm of torque, a removable 708-watt battery, hydraulic disc brakes, a backlit LCD display and over-the-air updates.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Her backlit red-headed look in the ‘70s (picture her 1973 Duke Ellington tribute) was her intro to more pigmented colors, like green shadows at her 35th birthday.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
The case includes a trackpad, a kickstand cover for the tablet, and a backlit keyboard, which comes in handy to write notes, compose emails, and enter passwords as a laptop alternative.
—Leon Kay and Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2023
On deck 9, the ship’s buffet-like venue, The Eatery, gives way to narrower hallways toward the aft with backlit wood paneling and benches.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Its keyboard and trackpad are both solid, though they aren’t backlit—which for some might be a deal breaker.
—Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Nearby, the formal dining room is decked out with backlit Italian quartzite wall panels behind floating glass shelves, another stone fireplace, and a high-gloss lacquered ceiling with ornamental antique molding.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Both Chapman and Combs took to the stage clad in black, standing in place in front of a backlit wall of spotlights that almost, appropriately, resembled traffic lights.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
There’s a frisky 100 Nm of torque, a removable 708-watt battery, hydraulic disc brakes, a backlit LCD display and over-the-air updates.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Her backlit red-headed look in the ‘70s (picture her 1973 Duke Ellington tribute) was her intro to more pigmented colors, like green shadows at her 35th birthday.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
The case includes a trackpad, a kickstand cover for the tablet, and a backlit keyboard, which comes in handy to write notes, compose emails, and enter passwords as a laptop alternative.
—Leon Kay and Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2023
On deck 9, the ship’s buffet-like venue, The Eatery, gives way to narrower hallways toward the aft with backlit wood paneling and benches.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
Its keyboard and trackpad are both solid, though they aren’t backlit—which for some might be a deal breaker.
—Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Nearby, the formal dining room is decked out with backlit Italian quartzite wall panels behind floating glass shelves, another stone fireplace, and a high-gloss lacquered ceiling with ornamental antique molding.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
Both Chapman and Combs took to the stage clad in black, standing in place in front of a backlit wall of spotlights that almost, appropriately, resembled traffic lights.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Backlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlit. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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