contraluz
Spanish
Noun
contraluz m or f same meaning (plural contraluces)
- backlight; a view from the opposite side of the direction toward which a light source shines
- a photograph taken from such a view
Usage notes
- Both senses are usually masculine, but the first sense may also be feminine, and this is sometimes considered the prescriptively correct gender.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “contraluz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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