MASKING
Scrabble letter values: M3A1S1K5I1N1G2 = 14
Definition
- noun the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it. — synonyms: cover, covering, screening
- noun the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation.
- noun scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen. — synonyms: masking_piece
Examples
- “the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft”
- “he studied auditory masking by pure tones”
- “to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out”