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masking
mask·ing M0134900 (măs′kĭng)n.1. Physiology The concealment or screening of one sensory process or sensation by another.2. A piece of theatrical scenery used to conceal a part of the stage from the audience.masking (ˈmɑːskɪŋ) n1. the act or practice of masking2. (Psychology) psychol the process by which a stimulus (usually visual or auditory) is obscured by the presence of another almost simultaneous stimulusmask•ing (ˈmæs kɪŋ, ˈmɑ skɪŋ)
n. 1. backing (def. 4). 2. obscuring or blocking one sensory process by another. [1920–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  masking - the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"cover, covering, screeningconcealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret | | 2. | masking - the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" | | 3. |  masking - scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seenmasking piecescenery, scene - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery" |
TranslationsmascheramentomascheraturaIdiomsSeemaskmasking
masking[′mask·iŋ] (acoustics) The amount by which the threshold of audibility of a sound is raised by the presence of another sound; the unit customarily used is the decibel. Also known as audio masking; aural masking. (computer science) Replacing specific characters in one register by corresponding characters in another register. Extracting certain characters from a string of characters. (electronics) Using a covering or coating on a semiconductor surface to provide a masked area for selective deposition or etching. A programmed procedure for eliminating radar coverage in areas where such transmissions may be of use to the enemy for navigation purposes, by weakening the beam in appropriate directions or by use of additional transmitters on the same frequency at suitable sites to interfere with homing; also used to suppress the beam in areas where it would interfere with television reception. (engineering) Preventing entrance of a tracer gas into a vessel by covering the leaks. masking1. Preparing surfaces adjacent to paintwork with a temporary covering of masking tape, or tape plus paper, to keep them free of paint. 2. Screening off part of a theater stage from view of the audience. 3. The action of rendering one sound inaudible or unintelligible as the result of the presence of another (usually louder) one.masking
mask·ing (mask'ing), 1. The use of noise of any kind to interfere with the audibility of another sound. For any given intensity, low-pitched tones have a greater masking effect than those of a high pitch. 2. In audiology, the use of a noise applied to one ear while testing the hearing of the other ear. 3. The hiding of smaller rhythms in the brain wave record by larger and slower ones, the waveform of which they distort. 4. In dentistry, an opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. 5. In radiography, superimposition of an altered positive image on the original negative to produce an enhanced copy photographically. masking (măs′kĭng)n. Physiology The concealment or screening of one sensory process or sensation by another.masking Evidence-based medicine
See Blinding.
Structural biology
Filtering, see there.mask·ing (mask'ing) 1. The use of noise of any kind to interfere with the audibility of another sound. For any given intensity, low-pitched tones have a greater masking effect than those of a high pitch. 2. audiology Application of a noise to one ear while testing the hearing acuity of the other ear. 3. The hiding of smaller rhythms in the brain wave record by larger and slower ones the wave form of which they distort. 4. dentistry An opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. 5. radiography Superimposition of an altered positive image on the original negative to produce an enhanced copy photographically. maskingA term describing any process whereby a detectable stimulus is made difficult or impossible to detect by the presentation of a second stimulus (called the mask). The main stimulus (typically called the target) may appear at the same time as the mask (simultaneous masking); or it may precede the mask (backward masking; example: metacontrast); or it may follow the mask (forward masking; example: paracontrast).mask·ing (mask'ing) 1. In dentistry, an opaque covering used to camouflage the metal parts of a prosthesis. 2. In radiography, superimposition of an altered positive image on the original negative to produce an enhanced copy photographically. masking
Related to masking: Sound maskingSynonyms for maskingnoun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of itSynonymsRelated Words- concealing
- hiding
- concealment
noun the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensationRelated Words- aesthesis
- esthesis
- sensation
- sense datum
- sense experience
- sense impression
noun scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seenSynonymsRelated Words |