(n): any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
(n): the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
(n): the visual percept of a region
(n): information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
(n): knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
(n): extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
(n): electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
(n): relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
(n): an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
(n): the state of the environment in which a situation exists
(n): the totality of surrounding conditions
(n): (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
(n): the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
(n): scenery hung at back of stage
(n): the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
(v): understate the importance or quality of
(v): to stress, single out as important
