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silhouette

Definition

noun: a dark shape in front of a light background
noun: a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in
verb: to make (someone or something) appear as a dark shape in front of a light background
verb: to represent by a silhouette
often used as '(be) silhouetted'

Examples

My piano teacher has a framed 'silhouette' of Mozart on her wall.
The buildings appeared 'in silhouette' against the sky.
He admired the sports car's sleek 'silhouette'.

Movie quotes

(..) Shep Doeleman and his team are trying to capture an image That shows its outline. We're essentially looking for the shadow, Or the silhouette, of the black hole, Within this cloud of gas that's swirling around it. This technique that we're exploiting (..)
2010 TvShow: How the Universe Works Title: Black Holes Season: 1 Episode 2