back projection

noun

A cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected.

“Coordinate term: back projection”

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rear projection
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Meanings

nounback projection (countable and uncountable, plural back projections)

plural back projections

  1. countableuncountablebroadcastingA cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected.

    Coordinate term: back projection

    Synonyms: rear projection

  2. countableuncountabletomographic reconstruction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cinematic technique in which live action is filmed in front of a screen on which the background action or a background scene is projected.

Similar
rear projection
Also see
rear projection
Cite this entry
APA

back projection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20projection

MLA

“back projection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20projection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back projection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20projection.

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