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masking
[ mas-king, mah-sking ]
/ ˈmæs kɪŋ, ˈmɑ skɪŋ /
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noun
Psychology. obscuring, partially or completely, one sensory process by another, as the dulling of the sense of taste by smoking.
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OTHER WORDS FROM masking
un·mask·ing, adjectiveWords nearby masking
maskanonge, masked, masked ball, masker, Maskil, masking, masking frame, masking piece, masking tape, maskinonge, maslin
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British Dictionary definitions for masking
masking
/ (ˈmɑːskɪŋ) /
noun
the act or practice of masking
psychol the process by which a stimulus (usually visual or auditory) is obscured by the presence of another almost simultaneous stimulus
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