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title: backlighting — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «backlighting» in the school dictionary: Light placed behind something, like the light behind a phone or laptop screen, or behind a person in a photo or play. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# backlighting

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**Who acts:** you, Backlighting, keyboard, Stage backlighting, Strong backlighting, faces · **What happens:** place, turn down, save, make, have, backlight · **To what, where:** Light, something, backlighting, battery, hair glow, her

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«backlighting» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [backlighting in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/backlighting.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Light placed behind something, like the light behind a phone or laptop screen, or behind a person in a photo or play.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:m1:1
# text = Light placed behind something, like the light behind a phone or laptop screen, or behind a person in a photo or play.
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	laptop	laptop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | participle |  | Light *not said here* |  | something |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent behind something=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn down the backlighting to save battery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:x1:1
# text = Turn down the backlighting to save battery.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	backlighting	backlighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn down** | imperative | you *not said here* | the backlighting |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent backlighting=Theme |
| 2 | **save** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | battery |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Backlighting made her hair glow in the photo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:x2:1
# text = Backlighting made her hair glow in the photo.
1	Backlighting	backlighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Backlighting | hair glow | her *= she* | the photo |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary glow=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The keyboard has backlighting for the dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:x3:1
# text = The keyboard has backlighting for the dark.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	keyboard	keyboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	backlighting	backlight	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the keyboard |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **backlight** | gerund | the keyboard *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the dark | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stage backlighting showed the dancers' shapes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:x4:1
# text = Stage backlighting showed the dancers' shapes.
1	Stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	backlighting	backlighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dancers	dancer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	shapes	shape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Stage backlighting | the dancers's shapes |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent shape=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Strong backlighting can make faces look dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:x5:1
# text = Strong backlighting can make faces look dark.
1	Strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	backlighting	backlighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Strong backlighting | faces |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | faces *not said here* |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old e-reader had no backlighting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:backlighting:x6:1
# text = The old e-reader had no backlighting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	e-reader	e-reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	backlighting	backlighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old e-reader | no backlighting |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent backlighting=Patient |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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