: illumination from behind
also
: the source of such illumination
backlight
transitive verb
Examples of backlight in a Sentence
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Because liquid crystal displays have a backlight, the background doesn’t become black.
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Benj Edwards and Jose Zagal, Ars Technica, 15 May 2024
The Stealth also has a SteelSeries keyboard with a per-key RGB backlight.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
The tablet also has a backlight with no blue, which means the DC1 will glow an amber color.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 23 May 2024
This is good news since a lens this wide is likely to capture the sun or another backlight in the frame during the daytime.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
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Benj Edwards and Jose Zagal, Ars Technica, 15 May 2024
The Stealth also has a SteelSeries keyboard with a per-key RGB backlight.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
The tablet also has a backlight with no blue, which means the DC1 will glow an amber color.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 23 May 2024
This is good news since a lens this wide is likely to capture the sun or another backlight in the frame during the daytime.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for backlight
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“Backlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlight. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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