Background Meaning
There are 9 meaning(s) for word Background
Meaning 2 : the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Example : he posed her against a background of rolling hills
Synonyms : ground
Example : he posed her against a background of rolling hills
Synonyms : ground
Meaning 4 : (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
Synonyms : desktop, screen background
Synonyms : desktop, screen background
Meaning 6 : information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
Example : the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident
Synonyms : background knowledge
Example : the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident
Synonyms : background knowledge
Meaning 7 : extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
Example : they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals
Synonyms : background signal
Example : they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals
Synonyms : background signal
Meaning 8 : a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
Example : he is a lawyer with a sports background
Example : he is a lawyer with a sports background
Meaning 9 : relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
Example : when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background
Example : when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background
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