/mæt/
OriginBorrowed from French mat.
- A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
“The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).”
- 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.”
- The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
- An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.
- USDull; 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.”
“a matte lipstick”
- transitiveTo produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal).
Formsmattes(plural) · more matte(comparative) · most matte(superlative) · mattes(present, singular, third-person) · matting(participle, present) · matted(participle, past) · matted(past)