Antimasking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antimasking is an adjective meaning Preventing or counteracting masking.
Meaning
Preventing or counteracting masking.
Example Sentences
The middle ear muscles, when contracted, serve an antimasking function by dampening the background noises and improving the ability of mammals to detect conspecific vocalizations.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antidarkening, antihallucinatory, antiblockage, antimildew, antimutation, antisnoring.
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