background meaning
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[ˈbæk.ɡɹaʊnd] 
US WBackground
- Background may refer to:
- Background (journalism)
- Computer wallpaper
- Cultural heritage
- Ethnic background
- Field (heraldry), background of a shield
- Natural heritage
- Operational definition, distinction between an object from its background of observation; identifying what is and is not part of it
- Provenance
- Performing arts and stagecraft:
- Background actor
- Background artist
- Background light
- Background music
- Background story
- Background vocals
- Science and engineering:
- Background extinction rate
- Background independence, a condition in theoretical physics
- NounPLbackgroundsPREback-
- One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.
- The lawyer had a background in computer science.
- A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
- Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close [ …] above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world — camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.
- Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
- A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
- There was tons of noise in the background.
- The photographer let us pick a background for the portrait.
- (computing) The image or color, over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
- (computing) Activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
- The antivirus program is running in the background.
- One's social heritage; what one did in the past/previously.
- VerbSGbackgroundsPRbackgroundingPT, PPbackgrounded
- AdjectiveCOMfurther backgroundSUPfurthest background
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- In the case of Rho Oph 9, we were unable to reliably disentangle the coreshine emission from background variations and the strong local PAH emission.
- The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
- Cancer is a complex multigenetic disease, and different genetic backgrounds may contribute to the discrepancy.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Background subtracted data was normalized to the average intensity of the 3 prebleached images [ …]
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- I'm trouble now. They published what I gave them on background.
- Max is an expressive huge-eyed black ball of kinetic kittenness who pops against each page’s bright, differently colored background.
- Though they have a belter (Ms. Vitha) and a blues singer (Ms. Wolfe), the vampiness of their delivery suggested more theater than church in their backgrounds.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of background in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "background" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb.