antimasking

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ masking.

Adjective

antimasking (not comparable)

1. Preventing or counteracting masking.
   • 2010, The Handbook of Life-Span Development, Social and Emotional Development:

     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.