cross-fade

[ verb kraws-feyd, kros-; noun kraws-feyd, kros- ]
/ verb ˈkrɔsˈfeɪd, ˈkrɒs-; noun ˈkrɔsˌfeɪd, ˈkrɒs- /
Movies, Television.

verb (used with object), cross-fad·ed, cross-fad·ing.

to fade out (an image or sound) while simultaneously fading in a different image or sound.

noun

an act or instance of cross-fading.

Origin of cross-fade

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby cross-fade

cross-dress, cross-dressing, cross-examine, cross-eye, cross-eyed, cross-fade, cross-fertile, cross-fertilization, cross-fertilize, cross-file, cross-garnet

British Dictionary definitions for cross-fade

cross-fade

verb

radio television to fade in (one sound or picture source) as another is being faded out