"masking tape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: masking tapes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} masking tape (countable and uncountable, plural masking tapes)
  1. A pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and easy-to-tear paper characterized by its ease of removal, not leaving adhesive behind. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off areas that should not be painted. Wikipedia link: masking tape Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Tapes Synonyms: painter's tape Translations (tape made of a thin paper): cinta de carrosser [feminine] (Catalan), cinta de pintor [feminine] (Catalan), 紙膠帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 纸胶带 (zhǐjiāodài) (Chinese Mandarin), schildersplakband [neuter] (Dutch), maalriteip (Estonian), maalarinteippi (Finnish), ruban de masquage [masculine] (French), Malerband [neuter] (German), Kreppklebeband [neuter] (German), Kreppband [neuter] (German), Malerkreppband [neuter] (German), téip chumhdaigh [feminine] (Irish), nastro adesivo di carta [masculine] (Italian), nastro adesivo in carta [masculine] (Italian), scotch di carta [masculine] (Italian), マスキングテープ (masukingu tēpu) (Japanese), fita crepe [feminine] (Portuguese), cinta de enmascarar [Latin-America, feminine] (Spanish), cinta de carrocero [Spain, feminine] (Spanish), cinta adhesiva protectora [feminine] (Spanish), tirro [masculine] (Spanish), masking tape [masculine] (Spanish), cinta másking [feminine] (Spanish), cinta masking [feminine] (Spanish), másking tape [masculine] (Spanish), cinta de pintor [feminine] (Spanish), cinta protectora [feminine] (Spanish), masking [Costa-Rica, masculine] (Spanish), maskeringstejp [common-gender] (Swedish), maskeleme bandı (Turkish), tâp masgio [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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