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silhouette

 
 
/ˌsɪluˈet/ noun [C, U]

Translation

the shape of something when the light is behind it so that you cannot see any details
silüet, gölge görüntü
He saw a woman in silhouette.13311500
silhouetted adjective
silüeti / şekli çıkmış
the roofs silhouetted against the night sky
(Definition of silhouette noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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