English noun: masking |
1. | masking (act) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it |
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| Samples | The cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft.
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| Synonyms | cover, covering, screening |
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| Broader (hypernym) | concealing, concealment, hiding |
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2. | masking (cognition) the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation |
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| Samples | He studied auditory masking by pure tones.
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| Broader (hypernym) | aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression |
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3. | masking (artifact) scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen |
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| Synonyms | masking piece |
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| Broader (hypernym) | scene, scenery |
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