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fading

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fad·ing  (fdng)
n.
1. A waning; a decline: "The final factor in the fading of the Renaissance was the Counter Reformation" (Will Durant).
2. Fluctuation in the strength of radio signals because of variations in the transmission medium.
fading [ˈfeɪdɪŋ]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) a variation in the strength of received radio signals due to variations in the conditions of the transmission medium
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Noun1.fadingfading - weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
attenuation
weakening - becoming weaker
fading
adjective declining, dying, disappearing, vanishing, decreasing, on the decline outside in the rapidly fading light


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