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crossfade

noun

Etymology

From cross- + fade.

  1. derived from fatuus
  2. derived from *fatidus✻
  3. derived from fade
  4. derived from vade
  5. inherited from fade
  6. formed as crossfade — “cross- + fade”

Definitions

  1. A fade in which the volume of one audio track is lowered as that of another is raised.

  2. A fade in which the picture of one video track is diminished as that of another is…

    A fade in which the picture of one video track is diminished as that of another is brightened.

  3. To lower the volume of one audio track while raising that of another, so that they blend…

    To lower the volume of one audio track while raising that of another, so that they blend together.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To diminish the picture of one video track while raising that of another, so that they…

      To diminish the picture of one video track while raising that of another, so that they blend together.

    2. To be under the influence of multiple psychoactive substances at the same time

      To be under the influence of multiple psychoactive substances at the same time; most typically marijuana and alcohol.

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Derived

crossfader, crossfaded

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crossfade. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA