Definition of Backlit

1. Verb. (past of backlight) ¹

2. Adjective. lit or illuminated from behind ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backlit

1. backlight [v] - See also: backlight

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backlit

backless
backlift
backlifts
backlight
backlighted
backlighting
backlights
backline
backlines
backlink
backlinks
backlist
backlisted
backlisting
backlists
backlit (current term)
backload
backloaded
backloading
backloadings
backloads
backlog
backlogged
backlogging
backlogs
backlots
backman
backmarker
backmasked

Literary usage of Backlit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Light's Labour's Lost: Policies for Energy-Efficient Lighting by International Energy Agency (2006)
"... 2005) and are likely to dominate all except the large-size Figure 7.7 LED backlit television screen Source: Hough, 2005 (reproduced with permission). ..."

2. Dutch Type by Jan Middendorp (2004)
"... typeface for the Rotterdam transport authority RET, 1983. Two alphabets were made: one for backlit signs, and a slightly bolder one for frontlit signs. ..."

3. From Behemoth to Microship: Two Platforms for Technomadic Adventure by Steven K. Roberts (2000)
"The backlit screen allows any robust DOS graphics application to execute perfectly well on the bike. This translates into easy use of OrCAD, Autocad, ..."

4. The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"Those of the enemy who survived this mini-barrage would find themselves backlit by flares as they struggled over the crest. Day and Bertoli, back to back ..."

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