masking

Noun
Synonyms: covercoveringscreeningmasking piece

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it“the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft”Synonyms: covercoveringscreening
  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 seenSynonyms: masking piece
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

They must all be masked and vizarded.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To disguise; to cover; to hide. [1913 Webster]

Masking the business from the common eye.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

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 fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out. [1913 Webster]

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