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contre-jour

[kon-truh-zhoor, kawntruh-zhoor]

adjective

  1. (of a photograph) taken with the camera pointed more or less in the direction of the principal light source or with the strongest light behind the subject.

contre-jour

/ ˈɒԳٰəˌʊə /

noun

  1. photog

    1. the technique of taking photographs into the light, with the light source behind the subject

    2. ( as modifier )

      a contre-jour shot

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contre-jour1

1920–25; < French, equivalent to contre counter- + jour daylight, day; journey
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contre-jour1

C20: from French, literally: against day(light)

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