Definition of foreground Foreground

/fɔˈɹgɹawˌnd/ - [forgrawnd] - fore•ground

We found 10 definitions of foreground from 5 different sources.

What does foreground mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: foregrounds
foreground - (computer science) a window for an active application
		window a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
		crt screen, screen a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
foreground - the part of a scene that is near the viewer
		vista, panorama, aspect, prospect, scene, view a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
Verb foregrounds, foregrounding, foregrounded
foreground - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
		highlight, spotlight, play up
		background, play down, downplay understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
		set off, bring out set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"

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Wiktionary

foreground (Noun)
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane .
foreground (Noun)
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
foreground (Noun)
The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
foreground (Verb)
To place in the foreground.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

foreground (n.)
On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

foreground
fōr′grownd, n. the part of a picture nearest the observer's eye, as opposed to the background or distance

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foreground, verb, present, 1st person singular of foreground (infinitive).
foreground, verb (infinitive).
foreground, noun, singular of foregrounds.

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