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foregrounds

foregrounds is the plural of foreground.

foregrounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of foreground.

Meaning of foreground

Noun

foreground (plural foregrounds)

  1. The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
    • Note the presence in the foreground of the fronds of ailanthus, often called “ghetto palm,” now ubiquitous in Baltimore but apparently already common in the 1930s.2006, Mark Chalkley, Hampden-Woodberry
  2. The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
  3. (attributive, often) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.

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Questions about foregrounds

What is foregrounds the plural of?
Foregrounds is the plural of foreground.

Words near foregrounds in the dictionary

  1. foregroundable
  2. foregrounded
  3. foregrounder
  4. foregrounders
  5. foregrounding
  6. foregrounds
  7. foregroup
  8. foregroups
  9. foreguard
  10. foreguards
  11. foreguess

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