matte
See also: Matte, matté, mätte, måtte, and maťte
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French mat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: mat, Matt
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
matte (plural mattes)
- (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout
- The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).
- (film) 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.
- (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
Translations
decorative border around a picture
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film: type of painted background
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metal sulfide phase
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Adjective
matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte)
- (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
- Synonyms: (UK) matt, flat
- Antonym: glossy
- 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
Translations
not reflective of light
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Further reading
- matte (metallurgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- mat (picture framing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Tatem
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
matte
- Inflected form of mat
Verb
matte
- singular past indicative and subjunctive of matten
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of matten
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
matte
- inflection of matter:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -atə
Adjective
matte
- inflection of matt:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmat.te/
- Rhymes: -atte
- Hyphenation: màt‧te
Adjective
matte pl
- plural of matta
Noun
matte f
- plural of matta
Anagrams
- metta
Japanese
Romanization
matte
- Rōmaji transcription of まって
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mat
Etymology
From Old English meatte, meatta, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmat(ə)/
Noun
matte (plural mattes or matten)
- mat (piece of coarse material)
- (rare) A coarse pad for a bed.
Descendants
- English: mat (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: mat
References
- “matte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
matte
- inflection of matt:
- definite singular
- plural
Noun
matte m or f (definite singular matta or matten, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)
- a mat or rug
Derived terms
- dørmatte
Noun
matte m (definite singular matten)
- short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)
Verb
matte
- to make something dull, matt
- to deliver a checkmate
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
matte
- inflection of matt:
- definite singular
- plural
Noun
matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)
- a mat or rug
Derived terms
- dørmatte
Noun
matte m (definite singular matten)
- short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)
Verb
matte
- to make something dull, matt
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- मत्ते (Devanagari script)
- মত্তে (Bengali script)
- මත්තෙ (Sinhalese script)
- မတ္တေ or မတ်တေ (Burmese script)
- มตฺเต or มัตเต (Thai script)
- ᨾᨲ᩠ᨲᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ມຕ຺ເຕ or ມັຕເຕ (Lao script)
- មត្តេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄖𑄴𑄖𑄬 (Chakma script)
Adjective
matte
- inflection of matta (“intoxicated”):
- locative singular masculine/neuter
- accusative plural masculine
- vocative singular feminine
Swedish
Adjective
matte
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of matt.
Noun
matte c
- female owner of a pet; clipping of matmor.
- Ja var är matte? Var är matte?
- Yes where is mommy? Where is mommy?
- (uncountable, colloquial) maths; clipping of matematik.
- Är du klar med matten tills imorgon?
- Are you done with the math for tomorrow?
- Alternative spelling of mate (“maté”)
- 16th–17th century spelling of matta (“coarse protective material”)
Declension
Declension of matte | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | matte | matten | mattar | mattarna |
Genitive | mattes | mattens | mattars | mattarnas |
Antonyms
- (female pet owner): husse (“master, male owner”)
See also
- husse
References
- matte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Anagrams
- metat, temat