Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backlighting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: back-light-ing
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of backlight

noun

The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does backlighting mean?: present participle and gerund of backlight

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