backlight

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bak′līt′)

Inflections of 'backlight' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
backlights
v 3rd person singular
backlighting
v pres p
backlit
v past
backlighted
v past (Less common)
backlit
v past p
backlighted
v past p (Less common)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•light  (bak′līt′),USA pronunciation n., v., -light•ed or -lit, -light•ing. 
n. 
  1. Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.

v.t. 
  1. to illuminate (something) from behind.
  • back1 + light1 1950–55

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