Masking

Word MASKING
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Definitions and meanings of "Masking"

What do we mean by masking?

The concealment or screening of one sensory process or sensation by another. noun

A piece of theatrical scenery used to conceal a part of the stage from the audience. noun

In photography, a device adopted in printing from an imperfect negative, consisting in pasting tissue-paper on the reverse side of the negative over the portions of the picture which print too deeply. noun

The act or diversion of covering the face with a mask, or of wearing a masquerade dress; masquerading. noun

Present participle of mask. verb

Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen noun

The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it noun

The blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation noun

To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.

To disguise; to cover; to hide.

To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.

To cover or keep in check.

To take part as a masker in a masquerade

To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way

To cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting

To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.

To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.

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The word "masking" in example sentences

Built upon decades of lying, deceit and sleight of hand, the European Union has been carefully crafted from its beginnings as a simple treaty on shared access to coal and steel, through an ongoing succession of treaties over a 60-year period to the final implementation of an imperial constitution, as usual with a title masking its true nature, the Lisbon Treaty. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You could check to see if the firing pins are stuck by putting a piece of thin masking tape on the back of some spent shells and see if the tape is marked or punctured. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However he made a mistake in masking his collar number which sadly helps to cast the incident in an ominous light. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

What the robo-signed affidavits might be masking is this fact: that banks often do not have the right to pursue mortgage foreclosures in many of these cases. ❋ Ray Brescia (2010)

The role played by hypocrisy, morality, taste, aggression, noise and so on in masking social inequity and perpetuating its asymmetries are essentially what I tend to blog about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The chocolate does a great job in masking/integrating the coffee taste. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He adds amphetamines aid in masking fatigue, improving reaction time and, possibly, improving hand-eye coordination. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Subnet masking is easy to understand if you use binary notation instead of dotted decimal. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Q's dark eyes were playful, twinkling, their expression masking a deadly earnestness. ❋ Kazin, Alfred (1984)

Worse, what action has been taken is largely short term masking of symptoms and not a cure. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One of the most important phenomena at play is "masking" - chronic noise's interference with an animal's perception of sound. ❋ CO Julie Sutor Summit County Correspondent Aspen (2010)

Removing the hard drive from its shell of molded Styro­foam sloppily wrapped in masking tape stirred serious doubts about the seller’s claim that the gadget was unused. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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