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Definitions for Background

[1] the ground or parts, as of a scene, situated in the rear (opposed to foreground).
[2] Fine Arts . the part of a painted or carved surface against which represented objects and forms are perceived or depicted: a portrait against a purple background. the part of an image represented as being at maximum distance from the frontal plane.
[3] one's origin, education, experience, etc., in relation to one's present character, status, etc.
[4] the social, historical, and other antecedents or causes of an event or condition: the background of the war.
[5] the complex of physical, cultural, and psychological factors that serves as the environment of an event or experience; the set of conditions against which an occurrence is perceived.
[6] Physics . the totality of effects that tend to obscure a phenomenon under investigation and above which the phenomenon must be detected.
[7] Telecommunications . (in an electronic device for transmitting or receiving signals) the sum of the effects, as noise or random signals, from which a phenomenon must differentiate itself in character or degree in order to be detected.
[8] of, relating to, or serving as a background: background noise.
[9] to supply a background to: The passenger's idle thoughts were backgrounded by the drone of the plane's engines.
[10] to supply a background of information for: To background themselves, reporters dug through all available files on the case.
[11] in /into the background , unobtrusive; inconspicuous; out of sight or notice; in or into obscurity: He kept his dishonest dealings in the background.
[12] the part of a scene or view furthest from the viewer
[13] an inconspicuous or unobtrusive position (esp in the phrase in the background ) (as modifier ) a background influence
[14] art the plane or ground in a picture upon which all other planes or forms appear superimposed the parts of a picture that appear most distant Compare foreground (def. 2), middle-distance (def. 2)
[15] a person's social class, education, training, or experience
[16] the social, historical, or technical circumstances that lead up to or help to explain something the background to the French Revolution (as modifier ) background information
[17] a low level of sound, lighting, etc, whose purpose is to be an unobtrusive or appropriate accompaniment to something else, such as a social activity, conversation, or the action of a film (as modifier ) background music
[18] Also called: background radiation physics low-intensity radiation as, for example, from small amounts of radioisotopes in soil, air, building materials, etc
[19] electronics unwanted effects, such as noise, occurring in a measuring instrument, electronic device, etc (as modifier ) background interference

Words related to Background

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Words nearby Background

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Origin of Background

First recorded in 1665–75; back1 + ground1

Synonyms for Background

backdrop, culture, education, environment, history, practice, qualification, tradition, training, upbringing, accomplishments, acquirement, actions, atmosphere, attainment, aura, breeding, capacity, credentials, cultivation, deeds, framework, grounding, preparation, rearing, seasoning