matte
1or mat, matt
[ mat ]
/ mæt /
adjective
having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.
noun
a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
a tool for producing such a surface.
Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.
Movies. matte shot.
verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.
to finish with a matte surface.
Words nearby matte
matta echaurren, mattagami, mattamore, mattaponi, mattathias, matte, matte shot, matted, matteotti, matter, matter in deed
Origin of matte
11640–50; < French mat (masculine), matte (feminine), Old French < Late Latin mattus moist, soft, weak, perhaps < *maditus, derivative of Latin madēre to be wet
Definition for matte (2 of 2)
matte2
[ mat ]
/ mæt /
noun Mining.
a mass of timber caved beneath overburden so as to cushion the fall of the overburden and separate it from mineral to be extracted beneath.
Origin of matte
2< German; akin to mat1
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British Dictionary definitions for matte (1 of 2)
matte1
/ (mæt) /
noun
an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore
Word Origin for matte
C19: from French
British Dictionary definitions for matte (2 of 2)
matte2
/ (mæt) /
noun
films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed
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