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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it;
- Example: "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
[syn: cover, covering, screening, masking]

2. the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation;
- Example: "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, masking]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

masking n 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, masking] 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, masking]