Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antimasking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-mask-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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."

Etymology

From anti- + masking.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antimasking mean?: Preventing or counteracting masking.
Where does antimasking come from?: From anti- + masking.

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