matte

See also Matte, matté, and måtte

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæt/

Noun

matte (plural mattes)

1. (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture

   The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).

2. (film) A background, often painted or created with computers

   Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is either too impractical, too costly or simply too impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.

3. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals

Adjective

matte (not comparable)

1. dull, not reflective of light

   Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.

Synonyms

• matt (UK)

Antonyms

• glossy

Translations

not reflective of light

Basque: mate (eu) Czech: matný (cs) m. Dutch: mat (nl) French: mat (fr) m., mate (fr) f.

German: matt (de) Italian: opaco (it) m. Russian: матовый (ru) (mátovyj) Spanish: mate (es)

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Dutch

Adjective

matte

1. inflected form of mat

Verb

matte

1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of matten.
2. singular present subjunctive of matten.

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French

Verb

matte

1. first-person singular present indicative of matter
2. third-person singular present indicative of matter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of matter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of matter
5. second-person singular imperative of matter

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Italian

Adjective

matte pl.

1. Plural form of matta.

Noun

matte f.

1. Plural form of matta.

Anagrams

• metta

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Japanese

Verb

matte (hiragana まって)

1. 待って: Te-form of 待つ, to wait
2. 舞って: Te-form of 舞う, to dance

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Norwegian

Noun

matte

1. Rug, mat
2. Short form of "matematikk", mathematics

Verb

matte

1. Make something dull, matte
2. To deliver a checkmate

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Swedish

Adjective

matte

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of matt.

Noun

matte c.

1. female owner of a pet; Short for matmor.
2. (colloquial) maths; Short for matematik.

Declension

Declension of matte 1

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	matte	matten	mattar	mattarna
genitive	mattes	mattens	mattars	mattarnas

Declension of matte 2

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	matte	matten
genitive	mattes	mattens

See also

• husse