Word forms: verb-faded, -fading Films & Television
transitive verb
1.
to fade out (an image or sound) while simultaneously fading in a different image or sound
noun
2.
an act or instance of cross-fading
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, Rhodesian ridgeback, prime mover, roomette, walk-through