English Explanatory Dictionary

masking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of mask
noun
  1. The act by which something is masked; the act of masking, of concealing or disguising.
  2. An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.
  3. The practice of wearing safety masks, such as face masks.

Word forms

masking maskings

Etymology

By surface analysis, mask + -ing.

Derived words

antimasking backmasking backward masking high-masking low-masking masking crab masking tape overmasking phenotypic masking photomasking universal masking
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