fade-out

fade-out
/fayd"owt'/, n.
1. Motion Pictures, Television. a gradual decrease in the visibility of a scene.
2. Broadcasting, Recording. a gradual decrease in the volume of sound, esp. of recorded or broadcast music, dialogue, or the like, usually ending in complete inaudibility.
3. a gradual disappearance or reduction: the fade-out of a brilliant career.
[1915-20; n. use of v. phrase fade out]

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