adj
Meaning 1
Lit or illuminated from behind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a backlit computer keyboard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: frontlit
Standard Lemma guide
backlit
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈbækˌlɪt/
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of backlight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From back + lit.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 背光的 (bèiguāng de) — illuminated from behind
- Finnish: taustavalaistu — illuminated from behind
- French: rétro-éclairé — illuminated from behind
- French: éclairé par derrière — illuminated from behind
- Italian: illuminato dal di dietro — illuminated from behind
- Polish: podświetlany — illuminated from behind
- Portuguese: retroiluminado — illuminated from behind
- Spanish: retroiluminado — illuminated from behind