1 a dark shape seen against a light background:
[ U ] An unidentified witness was shown on camera in silhouette.
By the conclusion of the chorus, the three are silhouetted behind the screen.
Her protagonists resemble silhouettes or marionettes, who present angular and impenetrable exteriors.
The chest radiograph showed a "water bottle" configuration of the cardiac silhouette.
The global constraint of detecting smooth silhouettes is lost in the reduction to the operation of the local network elements.
The figures present an anthropomorphic silhouette and bear a small orifice on the upper portion.
This was in striking contrast to the radiographic cardiac silhouette, which suggested a left-sided heart.
The south elevation, punctuated to admit light, would form a distinguished silhouette without compromising the end of terrace character.
In six patients, the cardiac silhouette was moderately enlarged.