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/ˈbæk.laɪt/ · noun
(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.
Egg candling uses backlight to look for chick embryos.
It offers few subtleties, but those can be effective, as when the chorus is backlighted in the rear of the auditorium to produce an ominous play of shadows onstage.
Backlit by the setting sun, an Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino crosses the River Ribble at Preston on December 30 2022.
Use backlight when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Backlight means (uncountable) Light shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention..
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The backlight from the sunset cast the pier and the crowd in silhouette.
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