backlit
Glowing from behind
Backlit describes something illuminated from behind.
A backlit screen has light shining through it from the rear, making it visible in darkness.
A backlit photograph shows a subject silhouetted against a bright background: The backlit figure stood in the doorway.
The past tense of backlight.
Summary of key elements
- profileSide-facing outline
- shadowLight blocked by object
- figureOutline or numeral
- contourBounding line of shape
shape · form · cutout · portrait · eclipse · opaque · stark · subject
State of being unprotected
- contrastNotable difference between things
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
- highlightMost notable part
- shadowLight blocked by object
HDR · underexposure · bracketing · aperture · composition
Luminous ring overhead
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminanceLight per unit area
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- gleamFaint reflected light
flare · corona · aura · softness · warmth · diffusion · bloom · ethereal
Prevailing emotional condition
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
fog · rays · sunbeams · dawn · dusk · twilight · dreamy · romantic
Lowest shared fraction bottom
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- screenDisplay or barrier
- panelDistinct flat section
- keyboardArray of input keys
monitor · brightness · diffuser · uniformity · luminance · transmissive
outline
Summary of key elements
contour · shape · form · cutout · portrait · eclipse · opaque · stark · subject · pose
exposure
State of being unprotected
- contrastNotable difference between things
- meteringControlled measurement of quantity
- highlightMost notable part
shadow · HDR · underexposure · bracketing · aperture · composition
halo
Luminous ring overhead
gleam · flare · corona · aura · softness · warmth · diffusion · bloom · ethereal · translucence
mood
Prevailing emotional condition
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
haze · fog · rays · sunbeams · dawn · dusk · twilight · dreamy · romantic · cinematic
LCD
Lowest shared fraction bottom
keyboard · monitor · brightness · diffuser · uniformity · luminance · transmissive
- keyboard typesQWERTY, mechanical, membrane, wireless, Bluetooth
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- photo termssharp, blurry, JPEG, bright, dark
- product featuressize, color, durable, quality, material
- states of lightbright, dim, dark, glow, glare
- Natural Lightingsunlight, golden hour, blue hour, midday sun, shade
backlitunlit
Not burning or glowing
unilluminated · dark · shadowed · silhouetted · reflective