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backlights

backlights is the plural of backlight.

Meaning of backlight

Noun

backlight (plural backlights)

  1. (uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
    • The backlight from the sunset cast the pier and the crowd in silhouette.
    1. (countable) A spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
    2. (uncountable) Light that is behind a photographic subject.
      • If I do use backlight, it's not to separate the subject from the background; I use it to set a psychological mood, or to create a look.2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 73
    3. (countable) A light attached to an LCD display.
  2. (countable) The rear window of a motor car.

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Questions about backlights

What is backlights the plural of?
Backlights is the plural of backlight.

Words near backlights in the dictionary

  1. backlift
  2. backlifts
  3. backlight
  4. backlighted
  5. backlighting
  6. backlights
  7. backline
  8. backliner
  9. backliners
  10. backlines
  11. backlining

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