fade in

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of transition used in visual media, in which the transition is at first black, fading to a visual image.
verb
  1. To fade from black to a visual image in a film or other visual media.
  2. To commence with silence in a song and then slowly increase the volume of the music until the intro of the song is over.

Word forms

fade in fade ins fades in fading in faded in
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