fade-in
[ feyd-in ]
/ ˈfeɪdˌɪn /
noun
Movies, Television.
a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
Broadcasting, Recording.
a gradual increase in the volume of sound, especially of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually starting from complete inaudibility.
Origin of fade-in
First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase
fade in
Words nearby fade-in
Definition for fade-in (2 of 2)
fade
[ feyd ]
/ feɪd /
verb (used without object), fad·ed, fad·ing.
verb (used with object), fad·ed, fad·ing.
noun
Origin of fade
1275–1325; 1915–20
for def 5; Middle English
faden, derivative of
fade pale, dull < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin
*fatidus, for Latin
fatuus
fatuous
synonym study for fade
4. See
disappear.
OTHER WORDS FROM fade
British Dictionary definitions for fade-in (1 of 2)
fade-in
noun
films
an optical effect in which a shot appears gradually out of darkness
a gradual increase in the volume in a radio or television broadcast
verb fade in (adverb)
Also: fade up
to increase or cause to increase gradually, as vision or sound in a film or broadcast
British Dictionary definitions for fade-in (2 of 2)
fade
/ (feɪd) /
verb
noun
the act or an instance of fading
Derived forms of fade
fadable, adjective fadedness, noun fader, nounWord Origin for fade
C14: from
fade (adj) dull, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin
fatidus (unattested), probably blend of Latin
vapidus
vapid + Latin
fatuus
fatuous