underlight

Illumination from underneath.

Noun

  1. Illumination from underneath.
    • But there are some minor underlights beneath the high arm and on the left of the face; these are reflected lights that bounce off nearby parts of the figure itself. - 1981, Burne Hogarth, Dynamic Light and Shade, page...
  2. A highlight in an underlayer of a person's hair.

Origin

From under- + light.

Forms

underlights