Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete or dialectal form of
father .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Father.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device used to control sound
volume . - adjective
comparative form offade : morefade
Etymologies
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Examples
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The newest control element is the cross fader, which is essentially a horizontal slider that represents the audible mix of the two tracks being mashed up in the game.
IGN Gear 2009
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FYI: the NEXT fancy thing in this area is that the device is WEARABLE which was not even part of your fancy 'fader' stuff …. seriously … I'd recommend that you guys at NOKIA start farming carrots or something that you could be actually good at … just a suggestion.
Daring Fireball John Gruber 2010
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There was a crew here called Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters, and they were known for having their fader in reverse, and we also had our fader in reverse because we had mixers back in the days called Radio Shack mixers that didn't have a fader on it, so we would have to practice with the up and down lines.
Mike Ragogna: From DJ Heroes to Old Time Gospel: Conversations with Aaron Neville and DJ Qbert Mike Ragogna 2010
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In the process, he made the headlines for quoting -- somewhat oddly -- General Douglas the original fader MacArthur.
Tom Engelhardt: Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs Tom Engelhardt 2011
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There was a crew here called Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters, and they were known for having their fader in reverse, and we also had our fader in reverse because we had mixers back in the days called Radio Shack mixers that didn't have a fader on it, so we would have to practice with the up and down lines.
Mike Ragogna: From DJ Heroes to Old Time Gospel: Conversations with Aaron Neville and DJ Qbert Mike Ragogna 2010
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The essential gear is a faux turntable, which you can spin to create scratching effects, with a cross-fader that allows you to switch between two songs.
Rock Band 3 REVIEW: New Game Hits All The Right Notes AP 2010
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In the process, he made the headlines for quoting -- somewhat oddly -- General Douglas the original fader MacArthur.
Tom Engelhardt: Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs Tom Engelhardt 2011
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In the process, he made the headlines for quoting -- somewhat oddly -- General Douglas the original fader MacArthur.
Tom Engelhardt: Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs Tom Engelhardt 2011
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There is also a cross fader switch and a few other extra goodies to affect the music you see on screen.
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In the process, he made the headlines for quoting -- somewhat oddly -- General Douglas the original fader MacArthur.
Tom Engelhardt: Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs Tom Engelhardt 2011
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