fade out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === fade out (plural fade outs) (film, television) A type of transition used in film, usually at the end of a scene, involving a fade to black from the cut. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fade out (third-person singular simple present fades out, present participle fading out, simple past and past participle faded out) (idiomatic) To slowly disappear; to wither away. (idiomatic, intransitive) To sneak away. (film, television, transitive, intransitive) To fade from a cut to black in a movie. (music, audio, transitive, intransitive) To decrease in volume, such as at the end of a song, until there is only silence. ==== Coordinate terms ==== fade in ==== Translations ====