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backlit

[ bak-lit ]

adjective

  1. illuminated from behind:

    The space probe was able to capture backlit images of Saturn’s rings from the far side of its moons.

  2. Electronics. (of a flat-panel screen) illuminated by a backlight; able to show an image, even in low light, because a light source is projected behind the screen, creating a contrast for the user:

    Backlit screens on phones and tablets have been shown to disrupt sleep patterns when used at bedtime.



backlit

/ æˈɪ /

adjective

  1. illuminated from behind

    a backlit screen

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of backlit1

First recorded in 1955–60; back 1 + lit 1
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He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.

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Other times, the film was just unforgivably backlit, with the “Dancing Through Life” scene being one of the most egregiously lit musical numbers in recent memory.

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The film’s version of “Dancing Through Life” is so backlit that it’s hard to make out characters beyond a blinding white glare, an offense second only to the way Elphaba is filmed in low light.

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Gold-hued orbs float from the ceiling against a dark interior, where jars of herbs line the backlit walls, casting a faint, warm, honey-toned glow.

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In the western city of Kutaisi, a crowd of several hundred supporters listen to Nika Gvaramia, from the opposition Coalition for Change, as he speaks from a stage backlit by EU and Georgian flags on flat screens.

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