MASKING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
   Synonym(s)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • covering (what does covering mean?)
   • screening (what does screening mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
   Hypernyms(s) masking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concealment (what does concealment mean?)
   • concealing (what does concealing mean?)
   • hiding (what does hiding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissemble (what does dissemble mean?)
   • cloak (what does cloak mean?)
   • mask (what does mask mean?)
   • shield (what does shield mean?)
   • screen (what does screen mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • cover up (what does cover up mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
2. Meaning
   • scenery used to block the audience’’s view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
   Synonym(s)
   • masking piece (what does masking piece mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) masking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scenery (what does scenery mean?)
   • scene (what does scene mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
   Usage Example(s)
   • he studied auditory masking by pure tones
   Hypernyms(s) masking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sensation (what does sensation mean?)
   • sense experience (what does sense experience mean?)
   • sense impression (what does sense impression mean?)
   • sense datum (what does sense datum mean?)