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backlighting

 [bak-lahy-ting]  

back·light·ing

   [bak-lahy-ting]
noun
a controlled technique of lighting, used in photography or the theater, in which a light is placed behind or at right angles to an object, person, or scene to produce such effects as depth or separation of subject and background.
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Also called rim lighting.

Origin:
1950–55; back1 + lighting

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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.
verb (used with object)
2.
to illuminate (something) from behind.
Origin:
1950–55; back1 + light1
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backlighting

noun
lighting from behind 
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