fade-in

[ feyd-in ]

/ ˈfeɪdˌɪn /

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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.

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Origin of fade-in

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

Words nearby fade-in

faddist, faddy, fade, fadeaway, faded, fade-in, fadeless, Faden suture, fade-out, fader, Fadeyev

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How to use fade-in in a sentence

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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But for those on the Israeli right who are hoping that this deferred dream will just fade away, they can forget it.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
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The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
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In contrast to the Widal, it begins to fade about the end of the second week, and soon thereafter entirely disappears.
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So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
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Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.
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British Dictionary definitions for fade-in

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

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