Home › Words › B › backshinebackshinebackshine means reflected light.EtymologyFrom back + shine.nounReflected light.e.g.“[...] laser beam is a Brewster window for reducing backshine of the laser beam into the detectors placed behind the observation windows.” — 1973, Edward Grant Brame, Applied spectroscopy reviews:verbTo reflect light; shine back.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beshine 71% match — To shine around or upon. vs backshine →outshining 68% match — A shining outward; effulgence. vs backshine →refulge 67% match — To shine brightly; to be refulgent. vs backshine →outbeaming 67% match — Shining outward. vs backshine →blike 66% match — To shine; gleam. vs backshine →reshine 65% match — To shine or polish again. vs backshine →resplend 65% match — To shine radiantly; to be resplendent. vs backshine →overshine 64% match — To shine over or upon; to illumine. vs backshine →