cross-fade

[ verb kraws-feyd, kros-; noun kraws-feyd, kros- ]

verb (used with object)

, cross-fad·ed, cross-fad·ing.

1. to fade out (an image or sound) while simultaneously fading in a different image or sound.

noun

1. an act or instance of cross-fading.

cross-fade

verb

1. radio television to fade in (one sound or picture source) as another is being faded out

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross-fade¹

First recorded in 1935–40