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   Mask

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   noun

   • 1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify other people. Similar disguiseveilfalse facedominostocking maskfancy dresshistorical:visorarchaic:vizard
   • 2. a covering worn over the mouth and nose in order to reduce the transmission of infectious agents, or to prevent the inhalation of pollutants and other harmful substances. Similar mattephotomaskshadow maskmaskingmasking tape
   • ▪ a protective covering fitting over the whole face, worn in fencing, ice hockey, and other sports. Similar face maskprotective maskface coveringface shieldsurgical maskmedical maskgas maskoxygen maskfencing maskiron maskski maskdust masksafety goggleswelding goggleswelding maskeye maskvisor
   • ▪ a respirator used to filter inhaled air or to supply gas for inhalation.
   • 3. a cosmetic preparation spread over the face and left for some time to cleanse and improve the skin: "this exfoliating mask helps clear your pores and leaves your skin feeling soft and healthy"
   • 4. a likeness of a person's face in clay or wax, especially one made by taking a mold from the face.
   • ▪ a person's face regarded as having set into a particular expression: "his face was a mask of rage"
   • ▪ a hollow model of a human head worn by ancient Greek and Roman actors.
   • ▪ the face or head of an animal, especially of a fox, as a hunting trophy.
   • ▪ a masked person. archaic
   • 5. a manner or expression that hides one's true character or feelings; a pretense: "she let her mask of moderate respectability slip" Similar pretensesemblanceveilscreenfrontfalse frontfacadeveneerblindfalse colorsdisguiseguiseconcealmentcovercover-upcloakcamouflage
   • 6. a piece of something, such as a card, used to cover a part of an image that is not required when exposing a print.
   • 7. a patterned metal film used in the manufacture of microcircuits to allow selective modification of the underlying material.
   • 8. the enlarged lower lip of a dragonfly larva, which can be extended to seize prey.

   verb

   • 1. cover (the face) with a mask: "he had been masked, bound, and abducted"
   • 2. conceal (something) from view: "the poplars masked a factory"
   • ▪ disguise or hide (a sensation or quality): "brandy did not completely mask the bitter taste"
   • 3. cover (an object or surface) so as to protect it from a process, especially painting: "mask off doors and cupboards with sheets of plastic" Similar mattephotomaskshadow maskmaskingmasking tape

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French masque, from Italian maschera, mascara, probably from medieval Latin masca‘witch, specter’, but influenced by Arabic masḵara ‘buffoon’.

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Select masks, goggles, face shields, and combinations of each according to the need anticipated by the task performed. Remove and discard PPE, other than respirators, upon completing a task before leaving the patient’s room or care area. If a respirator is used, it should be removed and discarded (or reprocessed if reusable) after leaving the ...

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   a covering for the face that protects, hides, or decorates the person wearing it. See also. gas mask. mask. verb [ T ] uk / mɑːsk / us. to prevent something from being noticed: I've had to put some flowers in there to mask the smell. (Definition of mask from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mask.

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   2 days ago · ABSTRACT. Among the different types of anthropological items that have been amassed over time for research and didactic purposes (e.g. identified human osteological series and anthropometric instruments), plaster face cast collections still enclose a sensitive nature when exposed in museums, being midway between objects and human remains, between scientific items and cultural heritage.

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   5 days ago · Observed on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day is an annual day of remembrance to honor all those who died in service to the U.S. during peacetime and war. Many people visit cemeteries and ...

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   May 13, 2024 · KP.2 is one of several variants being referred to as “FLiRT variants,” named after the technical names for their mutations. The prevalence of these variants comes at a critical time, when experts are deciding how to formulate the fall COVID vaccine. In this Q&A, Andy Pekosz, PhD, a professor in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology ...

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   6 days ago · If it forms, it will be named 'Remal,' meaning 'sand' in Arabic. In recent days, South Peninsular India has been drenched by pre-monsoon rains, thanks to a trough and multiple cyclonic circulations.

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   May 21, 2024 · Mask R-CNN: This model extents the Faster R-CNN object detection framework, by adding a branch for predicting segmentation masks alongside bounding box regression. Vision Transformer (ViT): A new model that applies transformers to image segmentation. The image is divided into patches and processes them sequentially to understand the global ...