foreground
IPA: fˈɔrgraʊnd
noun
- The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
- The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
- (computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
verb
- To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
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Examples of "foreground" in Sentences
- The rectory is in the foreground.
- The mainland is in the foreground.
- A fallow field is visible in the foreground.
- The foreground shows the mandrel for the base.
- The quote is from the foreground of the image.
- The subway station platform is in the foreground.
- The straw in the foreground is basically transparent.
- In the foreground is an armchair with orange upholstery.
- The chair in the foreground is for the speaker of the senate.
- The clear port in the foreground allows the view of bearing lubricant.