masking
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft
Types & categories
- concealing hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
he studied auditory masking by pure tones
Types & categories
- sensation hypernym
Sense 3 noun
scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
Types & categories
- scenery hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shield |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cover |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mask |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cover up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | concealing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sensation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | scenery |