Background
Meanings and phrases
background
- a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; ground
- information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; background knowledge
- extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; background signal
- relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists; setting; scope
- scenery hung at back of stage; backdrop; backcloth
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; desktop; screen background
background
- understate the importance or quality of; play down; downplay
n.
- information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; background
n.
- extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal; ground noise
- These protect the occupant's hearing and reduce background noise in the transmitted audio.
- But this technique is limited by high background noise and low signal due to multiple scattering.
- The film features several constant industrial sounds, providing low-level background noise in every scene.
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- the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system; backgrounding
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- radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
- The CMB is faint cosmic background radiation filling all space.
- This is far less than the 2.7 K temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation.
- This includes both offsite "natural background radiation" and any medical radiation doses.
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- extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; background
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- (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin; CBR; cosmic microwave background radiation; CMBR; cosmic microwave background; CMB
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- (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background radiation; CMBR; CMB
- For example, consider the cosmic microwave background.
- The cosmic microwave background is polarized at the level of a few microkelvin.
- Other ground and balloon based cosmic microwave background experiments are ongoing.
n.
- (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin; cosmic background radiation; CBR; CMBR; cosmic microwave background; CMB
n.
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear; background; desktop
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- The game contained background music but no sound.
- It contained background music but no sound effects.
- During production, the background music also changed.
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- The song features background vocals by Pete Seeger.
- Braxton provided both lead and background vocals.
- Tim McGraw sings background vocals throughout.
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- He praised the cinematography and background score.
- The background score is composed by Sanjoy Chowdhury.
- Harris began work on the background score of the film.
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- 2" and contained the chrysanthemum crest on a white background.
- They are either colored on a white background or the other way around.
- It featured a white background with two stylised curved "E"s facing each other.
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- The signs for 'motortrafikvej' have white text on blue background.
- The format consists of the white organization emblem on a blue background.
- The blue background resembles the sky and symbolises truth and the intellect.
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- Clubs also tend to perform background checks on the player.
- He also voted to support expanded background checks that same year.
- They also noted a lack of background checks, guards, and metal detectors.
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- The stand-up sequences were shot against a black background.
- Writing in white on a black background.
- The beret emblem is worn on a black background with a green border.
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- No other background information is given.
- The video opens with background information about the music video.
- Little background information has survived regarding the Wilson family.
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- Her political affiliation does not reflect family background.
- There is no information available about Reinward's family background.
- Also, family background influences cultural knowledge and perceptions.
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- Route signs were changed to the number 70 with a red background.
- The logo consists of the letters SIS in white on a red background.
- In the badge are shown the antic ruins of the city in a red background.
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- This involves passing a police background check and a health check.
- Initiative 594, which expanded state background check laws to all gun purchases.
- However, most programs do not require a criminal background check in order to participate.
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- He often frames characters against the background using a canted angle shot.
- A halo may be placed around the label to contrast it against the background.
- This opinion of Colban was also to be understood against the background of the Cold War.
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- Puttamanna has a historical background as well.
- The village has a long historical background.
- Tuvvur has a historical background.
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- Course records with green background.
- They are commonly identified with a white cross on a green background.
- The race is arranged on two distances: Course records with green background.
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- Parties are usually based on ethnic background.
- Obey is of an Egba–Yoruba ethnic background.
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- Class winners are denoted with a yellow background.
- A yellow background indicates the most recent match.
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- "Biyo" is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements.
- "Sarema" is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements.
- (16882) 1998 BO13 , provisional designation , is a dark Zhongguo asteroid from the background population in the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter.
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- For example, consider the cosmic microwave background.
- The cosmic microwave background is polarized at the level of a few microkelvin.
- Other ground and balloon based cosmic microwave background experiments are ongoing.
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- The shared cultural background facilitated mutual trust.
- It is also helpful to rebuild past societies’ cultural background.
- The houses were built according to people's ability to pay, tastes, and cultural background.
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- A yellow background indicates the most recent match.
- A red background indicates that the railroad owned a part or full share of the terminal.
- Each sound change may be shared by a number of languages; a grey background indicates no change.
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- Another prop was dropped against a background of the show's theme music.
- The MCC tour took place against a background of social disturbance in Australia.
- The news item is read against a background sound of continuous clock ticks every second.
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- Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
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- He also supports criminal background checks for gun purchases, and an assault rifle ban.
- However, most programs do not require a criminal background check in order to participate.
- Immigrants would have to pass a criminal background check and learn English to obtain the permit.
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- Strumilin's educational background was in statistics.
- Students vary widely by age, educational background, work experience.
- Mr "Diatta" was born in 1985 and has an educational background from UCAD.
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- However, the background color of outer space is black.
- The background color is black with a velvety appearance.
- The mantle has a grey-blue background color; the margin is covered with many small tubercles.
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- Numerous pale spots are uniformly distributed over a dark background.
- It begins with a set of swirling bright red lights on a dark background.
- Silk has illuminating effect, while wood panels create a dark background.
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- Many were independently wealthy and many had a military background.
- Delvecchio lacked a military background, and was somewhat sensitive about the fact.
- His military background and princeling status helped his businesses expand to great sizes.
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- His family had a strong religious background.
- Horton was also heavily influenced by his religious background.
- Among the colleges of CUHK, Chung Chi is the only one with a religious background.
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- "La Paz" is a background asteroid as it does not belong to any known asteroid family.
- Asteroid 95008 Ivanobertini (), a background asteroid in the asteroid belt, was named in his honor.
- 13241 Biyo 13241 Biyo, provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the Flora region of the inner asteroid belt, approximately in diameter.
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- She draws upon a diverse musical background.
- He came from a musical background.
- Van Dijk's musical background began on the piano at the age of six.
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- He plays keyboards and is a background vocalist.
- In 1997, she was a background vocalist for Patti LaBelle.
- is a duet with background vocalist "Yuri".
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- Stonor Saunders' other works reflect her academic background as a medievalist.
- Valley Springs, with its academic background, was selected, and it became Valley Springs Training School.
- commonly has a scientific or academic background, yet they may or may not be practicing scientists or academics.
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- She is from a family with a political background.
- The build-up to the match was followed by a political background, mainly in USSR.
- The civilian ministers were also an unimpressive group without political background.
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- By nationality is Montenegrin , peasant social background.
- She appeared in radio programs with popular singer Alf Prøysen, who came from a such social background.
- Despite his social background in the petite bourgeoisie, he became a member of left-wing political groups.