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Meaning of masking

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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