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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
comparative form of fade: more fade
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
A device used to raise and lower sound volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A program or algorithm for fading out colors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree English fade Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English fader From fade (adjective) + -er.
Etymology tree English fade Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fader From fade (verb) + -er.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
