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background

1 [ˈbækˌɡraʊnd] substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 21.04.2025

Meanings

1
taga olev pind (nt plakatil, maalil), millel miski esile tuleb

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2
(tagaplaanil, vähemtähtsal, vähem nähtaval vms kohal olemise kohta)

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3
(saateks, eemal, vaiksemalt kostvate helide või muusika kohta)
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4
millegagi või kellegagi seostuv(ad) asjaolu(d), millegi kontekst (nt põhjus, päritolu)
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Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 706450 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain nuclear physics; atomic physics
foon preferred
background
B
  • extraneous signals arising from any cause which might be confused with the required measurements, eg in electrical measurements or nuclear phenomena and of radioactivity, it would include counts emanating from amplifier noise, cosmic rays and insulator leakage
Good to know
  • DE: Nulleffekt [T45102] FR: effet nul [T45102] FI: tausta [T45102]
foon preferred
nullefekt
background
Usage examples
  • A larger number of counter tubes than will later be needed are each filled with 10 ml of 14C-free synthesis ethanol and 10 ml toluene scintillator. Each is measured for at least 4x100 minutes. Tubes whose backgrounds vary more than ±1% rel. from the mean are discarded. Only tubes new from the factory and from the same batch may be used.
B abbreviation

Filmikunsti terminibaas Filmterm

ID 453945 Last modified 18.06.2023
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Domain screenplay formatscreenwriting
tagaplaan
background
  • [any action or prop visible or audible] in the rear plane of the foreground action. [Abbreviated in the screenplay as b.g.,] always in lower case initials. For example: Jim kisses Sarah as the hot air balloon takes off in the b.g. (International Screenwriters' Association, 2017)
tagaplaan
background
b.g. abbreviation

Limnoloogia sõnastik

ID 1125153 Last modified 14.11.2024
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Domain biosphere
foon preferred
фон
  • organismide looduslik keskkonnaolustik võrrelduna katsetingimustega
foon preferred
looduslik foon
background
fondo
fond
Hintergrund
фон

Meditsiinifüüsika terminibaas

ID 471777 Last modified 18.06.2023
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Domain nuclear medicine
taustkiirgus
foonkiirgus
  • nukleaarmeditsiinis: radioaktiivne kiirgus (sh looduslik), mis lähtub mujalt kui meditsiinikiirgusallikast (manustatud radionukliidist); mõnede müratundlike uuringute, nagu dünaamiliste gammauuringute puhul, eraldatakse huvipiirkonnast kogutud andmetest taustkiirgus
taustkiirgus
foonkiirgus
foon

Meteoroloogia ja klimatoloogia terminibaas

ID 511769 Last modified 18.06.2023
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Domain atmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetosphere

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