masking
[ mas-king, mah-sking ]
/ ˈmæs kɪŋ, ˈmɑ skɪŋ /
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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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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Medical definitions for masking
masking
[ măs′kĭng ]
n.
The concealment or the screening of one sensory process or sensation by another.
An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis.
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