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cross-fade

[verb kraws-feyd, kros-; noun kraws-feyd, kros-]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.

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Nearby words

  1. cross-dressing,
  2. cross-examination,
  3. cross-examine,
  4. cross-eye,
  5. cross-eyed,
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  7. cross-fertilization,
  8. cross-fertilize,
  9. cross-file,
  10. cross-fire

Origin of cross-fade

First recorded in 1935–40
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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
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