foreground

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the part of a scene that is near the viewer
    (computer science) a window for an active application
  • Verb:
    move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

Word Origin

foreground (n.)
1690s, "part of a landscape nearest the observer," from fore- + ground (n.). First used in English by Dryden ("Art of Painting"); compare Dutch voorgrond. Figurative use by 1816.

Antonym

Example

1. Dominating the foreground are large segments of our milky way galaxy .
2. A field of corn ready for harvest is in the foreground .
3. Back then we used glass paintings , foreground miniatures and stop-motion animation .
4. Note that there 's little color variation within the grove in the foreground .
5. Intriguing background galaxies are scattered around the field that also includes spiky foreground stars .

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