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foreground

[fawr-ground] / ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd /


NOUN
prominent or important position
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Foreground: Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Leto and Lady Gaga portray a rich family tearing itself to shreds amid breathtaking luxury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Bernardi, G., McQuinn, M. & Greenhill, L. J. Foreground model and antenna calibration errors in the measurement of the sky-averaged λ21 cm signal at z ~ 20.

From Nature • Feb. 27, 2018

Foreground, from left, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Dolora Zajick and Clifton Forbis in the 1999 Metropolitan Opera production of “Khovanshchina.”

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2012

Foreground stars in all the Webb images can be identified by their “diffraction spikes,” which are an artifact of the telescope’s design.

From Washington Post

Foreground the same, with more red, and background of middle gray.

From A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma by Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry)




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