matte

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See also: Matte, matté, mätte, and måtte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mat.

Pronunciation

Noun

matte (plural mattes)

  1. (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
    Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout
    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 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.

Translations

Adjective

matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte)

  1. (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
    Synonym: (UK) matt
    Antonym: glossy
    Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.
    a matte lipstick

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

matte

  1. (deprecated template usage) Inflected form of mat

Verb

matte

  1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative and subjunctive of matten
  2. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of matten

French

Verb

matte

  1. inflection of matter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

matte pl

  1. plural of matta

Noun

matte f

  1. plural of matta

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Japanese

Romanization

matte

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まって

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

Adjective

Template:nb-adj-form

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

matte m or f (definite singular matta or matten, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

  1. a mat or rug
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

matte m (definite singular matten)

  1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

Etymology 4

Verb

matte

  1. to make something dull, matt
  2. to deliver a checkmate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

Template:nn-adj-form

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

  1. a mat or rug
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

matte m (definite singular matten)

  1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

Etymology 4

Verb

matte

  1. to make something dull, matt

Swedish

Adjective

matte

  1. (deprecated template usage) definite natural masculine singular of matt

Noun

matte c

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

Declension

Declension of matte 1
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative matte matten mattar mattarna
Genitive mattes mattens mattars mattarnas
Declension of matte 2
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative matte matten — —
Genitive mattes mattens — —

Antonyms

  • (female owner of a pet): husse (male owner of a pet)

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