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matte
1[ mat ]
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)
- to finish with a matte surface.
matte
2[ mat ]
noun
- 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.
matte
1/ mæt /
noun
- films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed
matte
2/ mæt /
noun
- an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore
Word History and Origins
Origin of matte1
Word History and Origins
Origin of matte1
Example Sentences
The shell is a combination of matte and shiny plastics, but it still feels like a solid piece of hardware.
The real Chloë is notorious for wearing beige and houndstooth and orange, matte lipstick, and sarcastic chunk wedges.
Then, the merkin is applied with an adhesive; Ledermann uses a matte substance by Telesis.
The surface—a smooth semi-matte—brings out detail fully, and the paper is supplied in both single and double weights.
If, however, an ore gives a layer of matte or speise, it is best to repeat the assay by the method of calcining before fusion.
Mme. Matte went out with a little bag in her hand containing her savings, about two thousand francs.
The product, called crude matte, contains about 50% copper together with sulphur and iron.
All good things go in threes, so Matte and his wife fished for salmon in spring, for herring in summer, and for cod in winter.
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