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Masking - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Masking : (noun)
1: the act of concealing the existence of something by
obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their
guns from enemy aircraft" [syn: cover, covering, screening]
2: the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of
another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure
tones"
3: scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the
stage that should not be seen [syn: masking piece]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Masking.]
1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense
against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak.
2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.
Masking : the business from the common eye. --Shak.
3. (Mil.)
(a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
(b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of
troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some
hostile evolution is being carried out.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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