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backlit
[ bak-lit ]
adjective
- illuminated from behind:
The space probe was able to capture backlit images of Saturn’s rings from the far side of its moons.
- 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
- illuminated from behind
a backlit screen
Example Sentences
He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.
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.
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.
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.
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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