: lit from behind
a backlit photograph/scene
a backlit display
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The camera itself seems to fear the grunting demon, who throughout the film usually appears backlit.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The farm’s rolling acreage and an expansive barn can be seen from the foyer and are even more compelling from the great room, where a backlit entertainment center crafted from quarter-sawn walnut wood matches the nearby kitchen island.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the city, a few surviving neon signs give way every year to cut-vinyl awnings, backlit fluorescent plexi, and most especially chains of single-color LEDs.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
The roomy, backlit keyboard has a numeric keypad, the trademark TrackPoint cursor controller with three mouse buttons, and a midsized touchpad with a comfortable click.
—PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The farm’s rolling acreage and an expansive barn can be seen from the foyer and are even more compelling from the great room, where a backlit entertainment center crafted from quarter-sawn walnut wood matches the nearby kitchen island.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the city, a few surviving neon signs give way every year to cut-vinyl awnings, backlit fluorescent plexi, and most especially chains of single-color LEDs.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
The roomy, backlit keyboard has a numeric keypad, the trademark TrackPoint cursor controller with three mouse buttons, and a midsized touchpad with a comfortable click.
—PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Backlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backlit. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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