: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display
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The Ember Mini-LED is a 4K QLED TV with a 120Hz refresh rate and a mini-LED backlit array.
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Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Each conference room is classified as good, dark or backlit, and those ratings can then be correlated with occupancy and complaints.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Grainy black-and-white film runs on a loop behind a backlit display case.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Meyer's image reveals the dark equine silhouette of opaque dust for which the nebula is named, backlit by glowing hydrogen gas energized by the ultraviolet radiation of nearby stars.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Each conference room is classified as good, dark or backlit, and those ratings can then be correlated with occupancy and complaints.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Grainy black-and-white film runs on a loop behind a backlit display case.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Meyer's image reveals the dark equine silhouette of opaque dust for which the nebula is named, backlit by glowing hydrogen gas energized by the ultraviolet radiation of nearby stars.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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“Backlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlit. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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backlit
adjective
back·lit
ˈbak-ˌlit 
: lit from behind
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