fade-out

[ feyd-out ]

/ ˈfeɪdˌaʊt /

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noun

Movies, Television. a gradual decrease in the visibility of a scene.

Broadcasting, Recording. a gradual decrease in the volume of sound, especially of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually ending in complete inaudibility.

a gradual disappearance or reduction: the fade-out of a brilliant career.

Origin of fade-out

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase fade out

Words nearby fade-out

fade, fadeaway, fade-in, fadeless, Faden suture, fade-out, fader, Fadeyev, fadge, fading, FAdm

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Example sentences from the Web for fade-out

They need to know more about what they call program “fade-out.”
A New Way to Fight Juvenile Crime in Chicago|James Warren|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The boy and the boat slowly vanished in the mist like a "fade-out" at the movies, before Perry found his voice.
The Adventure Club Afloat|Ralph Henry Barbour
Rose expected it to go something like a "fade-out" on the moving picture screen.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's|Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for fade-out

fade-out

noun

films an optical effect in which a shot slowly disappears into darkness

a gradual reduction in signal strength in a radio or television broadcast

a gradual and temporary loss of a received radio or television signal due to atmospheric disturbances, magnetic storms, etc

a slow or gradual disappearance

verb fade out (adverb)

to decrease or cause to decrease gradually, as vision or sound in a film or broadcast

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Idioms and Phrases with fade-out

fade out

Gradually disappear or become inaudible; also, cause to disappear or become inaudible gradually. For example, He let the final chord fade out completely before he played the next movement. The antonym is fade in, “to appear gradually or become audible,” as in The images on the screen faded in until they could be seen clearly. These terms originated in the motion-picture and broadcasting industries, where they apply to images and sounds. [c. 1915]

Also, fade away. Quietly depart, as in “Florence Scape, Fanny Scape and their mother faded away to Boulogne” (William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848). [Mid-1800s]

单词	fade-out
释义	fade-out [ feyd-out ] / ˈfeɪdˌaʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fade-out ON THESAURUS.COM noun Movies, Television. a gradual decrease in the visibility of a scene. Broadcasting, Recording. a gradual decrease in the volume of sound, especially of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually ending in complete inaudibility. a gradual disappearance or reduction: the fade-out of a brilliant career. Origin of fade-out First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase fade out Words nearby fade-out fade, fadeaway, fade-in, fadeless, Faden suture, fade-out, fader, Fadeyev, fadge, fading, FAdm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fade-out They need to know more about what they call program “fade-out.” A New Way to Fight Juvenile Crime in Chicago\|James Warren\|July 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The boy and the boat slowly vanished in the mist like a "fade-out" at the movies, before Perry found his voice. The Adventure Club Afloat\|Ralph Henry Barbour Rose expected it to go something like a "fade-out" on the moving picture screen. Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's\|Laura Lee Hope British Dictionary definitions for fade-out fade-out noun films an optical effect in which a shot slowly disappears into darkness a gradual reduction in signal strength in a radio or television broadcast a gradual and temporary loss of a received radio or television signal due to atmospheric disturbances, magnetic storms, etc a slow or gradual disappearance verb fade out (adverb) to decrease or cause to decrease gradually, as vision or sound in a film or broadcast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with fade-out fade out 1 Gradually disappear or become inaudible; also, cause to disappear or become inaudible gradually. For example, He let the final chord fade out completely before he played the next movement. The antonym is fade in, “to appear gradually or become audible,” as in The images on the screen faded in until they could be seen clearly. These terms originated in the motion-picture and broadcasting industries, where they apply to images and sounds. [c. 1915] 2 Also, fade away. Quietly depart, as in “Florence Scape, Fanny Scape and their mother faded away to Boulogne” (William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 1848). [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to fade-out departure, desertion, disintegration, dispersal, dissipation, dissolution, eclipse, escape, evanescence, evaporation, exit, exodus, fading, flight, going, loss, melting, passing, recession, removal
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fade-out

noun

Origin of fade-out

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Example sentences from the Web for fade-out

British Dictionary definitions for fade-out

noun

verb fade out (adverb)

Idioms and Phrases with fade-out

Words related to fade-out