foreground

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/ X-SAMPA: /"fO:(r)%graUnd/

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Noun

foreground (plural foregrounds)

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

Related terms

• background
• midground

Translations

The elements of an image which lie closet to the picture plane

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前景 (cmn) (qiánjǐng)

• Finnish: etuala (fi)
• French: premier plan (fr) m
• German: Vordergrund (de) m
• Hungarian: előtér (hu)

• Italian: primo piano (it) m
• Japanese: 前景 (ja) (ぜんけい, zenkei)
• Portuguese: primeiro plano (pt) m
• Russian: передний план (ru) (perédnij plán) m 
• Spanish: primer plano (es) m

Verb

foreground (third-person singular simple present foregrounds, present participle foregrounding, simple past and past participle foregrounded)

1. To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically)