different between spotlight vs backlight

English

Etymology

From spot +? light

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: spot?light

Noun

spotlight (plural spotlights)

1. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
2. (by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.
3. (figuratively) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

Hypernyms

• light

Translations

Verb

spotlight (third-person singular simple present spotlights, present participle spotlighting, simple past and past participle spotlighted or spotlit)

1. (transitive) To illuminate with a spotlight.

   We spotlight the star, but the supporting cast has all the great lines in this scene.

2. (transitive, figuratively) To draw attention to.

   The news series served to spotlight corruption.

3. Synonym of jacklight (“to use a spotlight in hunting animals”)

Hypernyms

• light

Translations

References

• spotlight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• lightpost, stop light, stoplight, toplights

English

Etymology

back +? light

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bæk.la?t/

Noun

backlight (plural backlights)

1. (countable) A spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
2. (uncountable) Light that is behind a photographic subject.
3. (countable) A light attached to an LCD display.
4. (countable) The rear window of a motor car.

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Verb

backlight (third-person singular simple present backlights, present participle backlighting, simple past and past participle backlighted or backlit)

1. (transitive) To illuminate something from behind.

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