fadeout en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from fade out.
Meanings
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A gradual disappearance or fading away.
The scene ends with a fadeout to unconsciousness.
2009 February 17, Howard W. French, “Surviving a Hitch in an Army of Boys”, in New York Times:Radio fadeouts in the arctic are caused by solar explosions and sunspot activity.
1959, United States, Rescue and Survival Specialist, Department of the Air Force, pages 3–22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fade-out | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fadeouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |