: illumination from behind
also
: the source of such illumination
backlight
transitive verb
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Fine details of fur and bark are clearly visible both in sunlight and under shade, with the mini-LED backlight keeping the sunny parts of the frame bright and the shadowy parts dark.
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PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The sync experience isn’t limited to the backlight that comes in the box.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Manually putting the backlight to maximum increases those numbers considerably, to 582 nits and 452 nits, respectively.
—PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The researchers used those scattering microwaves as a background that frames the edge of the universe and acts as a backlight to detect the gas, according to the press release.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The sync experience isn’t limited to the backlight that comes in the box.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Manually putting the backlight to maximum increases those numbers considerably, to 582 nits and 452 nits, respectively.
—PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
The researchers used those scattering microwaves as a background that frames the edge of the universe and acts as a backlight to detect the gas, according to the press release.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backlight
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“Backlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlight. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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