FADE

Fade

In audio engineering, a fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the level of an audio signal. The term can also be used for film cinematography or theatre lighting, in much the same way .

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fade

Noun

  1. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
  2. A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.

Verb

  1. To become faded; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
    The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
  4. To cause to fade.

Adjective

  1. Strong; bold; doughty

Adjective (etymology 2)

  1. Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.


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