matte

Meaning of matte

noun
  1. A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
    The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).
  2. 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.
  3. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
adjective
  1. 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.

Information about matte

Hyphenation of matte

matte

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • matte is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

matte synonyms

Meaning flat:

flat, mat, matt, matted

Meaning flatness:

flatness, lusterlessness, mat, matt

Meaning felt:

felt, mat

Meaning :

matting

matte antonyms

Meaning :

glossy

Translation of matte

Words that rhyme with matte

atte, ciabatte, rabatte, hatte, Platte, balatte, dolcelatte, latte, platte, schmatte, semimatte, shmatte, Trinatte, knatte, malmignatte, patte, Pratte, baratte, alouatte

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