masking

Other forms: maskings

Definitions of masking

1. noun

   the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
   synonyms: cover, covering, screening

   type of:

   concealing, concealment, hiding

   the activity of keeping something secret
2. noun

   the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
   “he studied auditory masking by pure tones”

   type of:

   aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression

   an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
3. noun

   scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
   synonyms: masking piece

   type of:

   scene, scenery

   the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale