Definitions for mattemæt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mattemæt(adj.; n.; v.)mat•ted or matt•ed, mat•ting or matt•ing.
or mat 1 3 or matt 1
(adj.)having a dull or lusterless surface:
matte paint.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)a dull surface, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a tool for producing such a surface.
Category: Common Vocabulary
an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, as copper.
Category: Metallurgy
(v.t.)to finish with a matte surface.
Origin of matte:
1640–50; < F mat (masc.), matte (fem.), OF < LL mattus moist, soft, perh. 蠐 L madēre to be wet
Princeton's WordNet
matte(noun)
a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte(adj)
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
flat, mat, matt, matte, matted(verb)
not reflecting light; not glossy
"flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
felt, felt up, mat up, matt-up, matte up, matte, mat(verb)
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
"The fabric felted up after several washes"
Wiktionary
matte(Noun)
A decorative border around a picture
The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).
matte(Noun)
A background, often painted or created with computers
Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is either too impractical, too costly or simply too impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.
matte(Noun)
The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals
matte(Adjective)
dull, 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.
Webster Dictionary
Matte(noun)
a partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color
Matte(noun)
a dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss
Translations for matte
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- moetAfrikaans
- يَجِبArabic
- имам нуждаBulgarian
- ter dePortuguese (BR)
- musetCzech
- müssenGerman
- måtte; skulleDanish
- πρέπει (να)Greek
- deber, tener queSpanish
- pidamaEstonian
- بايدFarsi
- täytyyFinnish
- devoirFrench
- חַייָבHebrew
- चाहियेHindi
- moratiCroatian
- kell; (tagadó alakban:) nem szabadHungarian
- perluIndonesian
- verður, má tilIcelandic
- dovereItalian
- ～する必要があるJapanese
- (필요) ...하지 않으면 안 된다Korean
- turėti, reikėtiLithuanian
- (izsaka nepieciešamību)Latvian
- mestiMalay
- moetenDutch
- måtteNorwegian
- musiećPolish
- بايدPersian
- بایدPashto
- ter dePortuguese
- a trebuiRomanian
- нужноRussian
- musieťSlovak
- moratiSlovenian
- moratiSerbian
- måsteSwedish
- ต้องThai
- ...-meli/-malıTurkish
- 必須Chinese (Trad.)
- модальне дієслово, що виражає необхідністьUkrainian
- فعل کے ساتھ لزوم ظاہر کرنے کے لئے مستعملUrdu
- phảiVietnamese
- 必须Chinese (Simp.)
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