backlight

 [bak-lahyt]  

back·light

   [bak-lahyt] noun, verb, back·light·ed or back·lit, back·light·ing.
noun
1.
Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to illuminate (something) from behind.

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Origin:
1950–55; back1 + light1
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