matte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
A background, often painted or created with computers
The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.

adj

verb

/mæt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-matte.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-matte.wav

matte mattes more matte most matte matting matted

Borrowed from French mat.

mat matting passe-partout matt flat bland colourless dim dingy dull faint lackluster leaden muddy sad sober uncolorful unholiday wan

glossy

closed matte hard matte open matte soft matte demi-matte

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