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matte

See also: Matte, matté, mätte, måtte, and maťte

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Borrowed from French mat.

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matte (plural mattes)

  1. (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).
  2. (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.
  3. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.

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matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte)

  1. (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
    Synonyms: (UK) matt, flat; see also Thesaurus:dim
    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

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matte

  1. inflection of mat:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

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matte

  1. inflection of matten:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

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matte

  1. inflection of matter:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmat.te/
  • Rhymes: -atte
  • Hyphenation: màt‧te

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matte pl

  1. plural of matta

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matte f

  1. plural of matta

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matte

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まって

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Etymology edit

From Old English meatte, meatta, from Late Latin matta, from Punic or Phoenician.

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matte (plural mattes or matten)

  1. mat (piece of coarse material)
  2. (rare) A coarse pad for a bed.

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  • English: mat (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: mat

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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matte m or f (definite singular matta or matten, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

  1. a mat or rug
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matte m (definite singular matten)

  1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

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matte

  1. to make something dull, matt
  2. to deliver a checkmate

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matte

  1. inflection of matt:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

  1. a mat or rug
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matte m (definite singular matten)

  1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

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matte

  1. to make something dull, matt

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matte

  1. inflection of matta (“intoxicated”):
    1. locative singular masculine/neuter
    2. accusative plural masculine
    3. vocative singular feminine

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matte

  1. inflection of mattar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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matte

  1. definite natural masculine singular of matt

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matte c

  1. female owner of a pet; clipping of matmor.
    Ja var är matte? Var är matte?
    Yes where is mommy? Where is mommy?
  2. (uncountable, colloquial) maths; clipping of matematik.
    Är du klar med matten tills imorgon?
    Are you done with the math for tomorrow?
  3. Alternative spelling of mate (“maté”)
  4. 16th–17th century spelling of matta (“coarse protective material”)

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Declension of matte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative matte matten mattar mattarna
Genitive mattes mattens mattars mattarnas

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  • (antonym(s) of "female pet owner"): husse (“master, male owner”)

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