| 1. | Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene. |
| 2. | Broadcasting, Recording. a gradual increase in the volume of sound, esp. of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually starting from complete inaudibility. |

| fade-in or fade·in (fād'ĭn') n. A gradual increase in the visibility of an image or the audibility of a sound, as in cinema, television, or radio. |