Silhouette
Meaning
The dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background.
Pronunciation
UK ˌsɪluˈet
US ˌsɪluˈet
Example Sentences
- As a matter of fact, the Adidas Superstar was the first basketball shoe with a low top silhouette featuring an all leather upper portion.
- What the Event Horizon Telescope revealed was never the hole itself, but the silhouette it carves in the incandescent gas orbiting it.
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