"matte" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-matte.wav [Southern-England] 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 17 17 35

Noun

IPA: /mæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-matte.wav [Southern-England] 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 17 17 35 Topics: art, arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'decorative border around a picture': 89 7 4
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 17 17 35 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Disambiguation of 'film: type of painted background': 9 86 5
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 17 17 35 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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        "(film) A background, often painted or created with computers"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "film",
        "media",
        "television"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals."
      ],
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          "metal"
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          "sulfide",
          "sulfide"
        ],
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          "phase",
          "phase"
        ],
        [
          "smelt",
          "smelt"
        ],
        [
          "copper",
          "copper"
        ],
        [
          "nickel",
          "nickel"
        ]
      ],
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        "(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals."
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/mæt/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mat"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Matt"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æt"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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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"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "word": "paszpartu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "paspartu",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "паспарту"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "passe-partout"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "paspartú",
      "sense": "decorative border around a picture",
      "tags": [
        "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matte"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
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      "form": "most matte",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "glossy"
        }
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      "categories": [
        "American English forms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "a matte lipstick",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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          "dull"
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        [
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          "reflect"
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        [
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          "light"
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      ],
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        "(American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light."
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "UK"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "flat"
        },
        {
          "word": "dim"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Matt"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "matte"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pyrometallurgy",
  "path": [
    "matte"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "matte",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pyrometallurgy",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "matte",
  "trace": ""
}

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