noun
1.
Movies, Television. a gradual decrease in the visibility of a scene.
2.
Broadcasting, Recording. a gradual decrease in the volume of sound, especially of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually ending in complete inaudibility.
3.
a gradual disappearance or reduction: the fade-out of a brilliant career.
Origin:
1915–20; noun use of verb phrase fade out
1915–20; noun use of verb phrase fade out
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| fade-out | |
| —n | |
| 1. | films an optical effect in which a shot slowly disappears into darkness |
| 2. | a gradual reduction in signal strength in a radio or television broadcast |
| 3. | a gradual and temporary loss of a received radio or television signal due to atmospheric disturbances, magnetic storms, etc |
| 4. | a slow or gradual disappearance |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to decrease or cause to decrease gradually, as vision or sound in a film or broadcast |
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