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fade-in

[feyd-in]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1915–20; n. use of v. phrase fade in
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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.
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