masking
Americannoun
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Psychology. obscuring, partially or completely, one sensory process by another, as the dulling of the sense of taste by smoking.
noun
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the act or practice of masking
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psychol the process by which a stimulus (usually visual or auditory) is obscured by the presence of another almost simultaneous stimulus
Other Word Forms
- unmasking adjective
Etymology
Origin of masking
Example Sentences
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It was then that I noticed the smell that the smoke-filled tunnel had been masking.
From Literature
That kind of market broadening is often viewed as a bullish signal—but the rotation turned violent in February, with muted moves in broader indexes sometimes masking sharper moves beneath the surface.
Davis and Head make strong impressions, masking the pedestrian, sometimes cornball dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times
"I do think that we risk masking the true gravity of the principle that this particular piece of legislation supports."
From BBC
That aggregate strength, he said, is masking uneven experiences.
From Barron's
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