backing light

[ bak-ing lahyt ]

noun

1. Also called backing striplight,. Theater. a striplight providing diffused illumination for the background of a stage set.
2. backup light.

Example Sentences

The Republicans have so many talented candidates from the ranks of the military, why are they merely backing light weights???

From New York Times

The Republicans have so many talented candidates from the ranks of the military, why are they merely backing light weights???When the...

From New York Times

When white backing light is focused on the open pixels — sub-pixels act as prisms to split the white light into either its red, green, or blue component,” said Goldstein.

From Forbes

But the problem with most LCD TVs is that the white backing light is not really white — it lacks sufficient green and blue — a problem that Color IQ solves.

From Forbes

QDVision produces a long glass tube in the shape of a strand of linguini containing quantum dots – tiny molecular particles that emit specific wavelengths of light. Blue light emitting diodes in the TV energize the quantum dots which then add the missing red and green to the backing light.

From Forbes