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Background

Background Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Background? [n] scenery hung at back of stage [n] (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear [n] a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background" [n] information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident" [n] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" [n] relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background" [n] extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals" [n] the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting" [v] understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Background: backcloth \| backdrop \| background knowledge \| background signal \| desktop \| downplay \| ground \| play down \| scope \| screen background \| setting Related Terms \| Find terms related to Background: action \| agora \| amphitheater \| anagnorisis \| angle \| architectonics \| architecture \| arena \| argument \| athletic field \| atmosphere \| auditorium \| back \| backdrop \| background detail \| backstage \| bear garden \| behind the scenes \| blaseness \| bowl \| boxing ring \| breeding \| bull ring \| campus \| canvas \| catastrophe \| characterization \| circus \| cockpit \| coliseum \| color \| colosseum \| complication \| continuity \| contrivance \| course \| credentials \| curriculum vitae \| decorative composition \| decorative style \| denouement \| design \| detail \| development \| device \| distance \| episode \| experience \| fable \| falling action \| family \| field \| figure \| floor \| foil \| foreground detail \| form \| forum \| gimmick \| ground \| gym \| gymnasium \| hall \| hinterland \| hippodrome \| history \| horizon \| in the background \| incident \| inconspicuous \| line \| lists \| local color \| locale \| marketplace \| mat \| milieu \| mise-en-scene \| mood \| motif \| movement \| mythos \| national style \| obscurity \| offing \| open forum \| ornamental motif \| palaestra \| parade ground \| past experience \| pattern \| period style \| peripeteia \| pit \| place \| plan \| platform \| plot \| practical knowledge \| practice \| precinct \| prize ring \| public square \| purlieu \| range \| rear \| recognition \| remote distance \| repeated figure \| ring \| rising action \| sagacity \| scene \| scene of action \| scenery \| scheme \| seasoning \| secondary plot \| setting \| site \| slant \| sophistication \| sphere \| squared circle \| stadium \| stage \| stage set \| stage setting \| story \| structure \| style \| subject \| subplot \| switch \| tempering \| terrain \| the distance \| theater \| thematic development \| theme \| tilting ground \| tiltyard \| tone \| topic \| touch \| training \| twist \| unnoticed \| unobtrusive \| unseen \| upbringing \| vanishing point \| walk \| worldly wisdom \| wrestling ring See Also \| accent \| accentuate \| accompaniment \| aspect \| background noise \| background radiation \| canvas \| canvass \| concomitant \| co-occurrence \| CRT screen \| disturbance \| emphasise \| emphasize \| environment \| ground noise \| heritage \| information \| inheritance \| interference \| noise \| panorama \| prospect \| punctuate \| scene \| scene \| scenery \| screen \| show window \| showcase \| soft-pedal \| stress \| view \| vista \| wave off Background In Webster's Dictionary \Back"ground`\, n. [Back, a. + ground.] 1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front. 2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures. Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into foreground, middle distance, and background. --Fairholt. 3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings. 4. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight. I fancy there was a background of grinding and waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly finished . . . performance. --Mrs. Alexander. A husband somewhere in the background. --Thackeray.

Background Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Background?

[n] scenery hung at back of stage
[n] (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
[n] a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background"
[n] information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
[n] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
[n] relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background"
[n] extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
[n] the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting"
[v] understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"

Background In Webster's Dictionary

\Back"ground`\, n. [Back, a. + ground.]
1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as
   opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.

2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a
   portrait or group of figures.

Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into
      foreground, middle distance, and background.
      --Fairholt.

3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a
   background of red hangings.

4. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.

         I fancy there was a background of grinding and
         waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly
         finished . . . performance.           --Mrs.
                                               Alexander.

         A husband somewhere in the background. --Thackeray.

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