"matte" meaning in English

See matte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-matte.wav Forms: more matte [comparative], most matte [superlative]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Borrowed from French mat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mat}} French mat Head templates: {{en-adj}} matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte)
  1. (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light. Tags: US Synonyms: matt [UK], flat, dim Translations (not reflective of light): mate (Basque), матов (matov) (Bulgarian), matný [masculine] (Czech), mat (Dutch), himmeä (Finnish), kiilloton (Finnish), matta (Finnish), mat [masculine] (French), mate [feminine] (French), matt (German), neamhlonrach (Irish), opaco [masculine] (Italian), мат (mat) [neuter] (Macedonian), pīatakore (Maori), مات (mât) (Persian), mate [masculine] (Portuguese), mat (Romanian), ма́товый (mátovyj) (Russian), mat (Slovene), matiran (Slovene), mate (Spanish), matt (Swedish), opak (Swedish), donuk (Turkish), mat (Turkish), opak (Turkish), ма́товий (mátovyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-matte-en-adj-vJk8yWUp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 14 19 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 18 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 37 21 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 24 19 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 36 21 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 21 22 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 22 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 22 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 20 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 19 26 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 39 20 19 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 35 19 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 35 19 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 34 21 22 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 37 21 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 34 21 22 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 21 25 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 22 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 35 19 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 36 21 21 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 18 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 21 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 37 21 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 37 21 20 23

Noun

IPA: /mæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-matte.wav Forms: mattes [plural]
Rhymes: -æt Etymology: Borrowed from French mat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|mat}} French mat Head templates: {{en-noun}} matte (plural mattes)
  1. (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. Categories (topical): Art, Photography Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout Translations (decorative border around a picture): passepartout (Finnish), kehyskartonki (Finnish), kehyspahvi (Finnish), aukkopahvi (Finnish), paspartuu (Finnish), paspartuuri (Finnish), Passepartout [neuter] (German), paszpartu (Hungarian), паспарту (paspartu) [neuter] (Macedonian), passe-partout [masculine] (Portuguese), паспарту́ (paspartú) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-matte-en-noun-y0IfDznl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 14 19 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 18 21 28 Topics: art, arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'decorative border around a picture': 97 2 2
  2. (film) A background, often painted or created with computers Categories (topical): Film genres Translations (film: type of painted background): mattamaalaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-matte-en-noun-aV8c7VkG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 14 19 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 18 21 28 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Disambiguation of 'film: type of painted background': 9 84 7
  3. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals. Translations (metal sulfide phase): metallikivi (Finnish), (kawa) (alt: かわ) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-matte-en-noun-hnk2QrOA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 14 19 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 18 21 28 Disambiguation of 'metal sulfide phase': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: closed matte, hard matte, open matte, soft matte

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not reflective of light",
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        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "word": "ма́товый"
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          "code": "sl",
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          "code": "es",
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          "code": "sv",
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not reflective of light",
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        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not reflective of light",
          "word": "donuk"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not reflective of light",
          "word": "mat"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not reflective of light",
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        },
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          "code": "uk",
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          "phase"
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      "homophone": "mat"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "passepartout"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "kehyskartonki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "kehyspahvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "aukkopahvi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "paspartuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "paspartuuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Passepartout"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "paszpartu"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "paspartu",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paspartú",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "паспарту́"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "film: type of painted background",
      "word": "mattamaalaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "metal sulfide phase",
      "word": "metallikivi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かわ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kawa",
      "sense": "metal sulfide phase",
      "word": "鈹"
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    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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          "text": "a matte lipstick",
          "type": "example"
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        "(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light."
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            "UK"
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          "word": "flat"
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      "homophone": "Matt"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "mate"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "matov",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "матов"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "himmeä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "kiilloton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "matta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mate"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "matt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "neamhlonrach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opaco"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mat",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мат"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "pīatakore"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mât",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "مات"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mátovyj",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "ма́товый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "matiran"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "mate"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "matt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "opak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "donuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "mat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "opak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mátovyj",
      "sense": "not reflective of light",
      "word": "ма́товий"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pyrometallurgy",
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