back·light

(băk′līt′)

1. A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind.

2. A light that amplifies the brightness of an LCD screen by illuminating it from behind.

tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit (-lĭt′), back·light·ing, back·lights

To light from behind: The photographer backlit the subject for a dramatic effect.

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Noun

backlighting - lighting from behind

lighting - apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

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