matte

Borrowed from French mat.

• IPA^(key): /mæt/

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• Homophones: mat, Matt
• Rhymes: -æt

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.
4. An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.

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

matte (third-person singular simple present mattes, present participle matting, simple past and past participle matted)

1. (transitive) To produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal).

• matte (metallurgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• mat (picture framing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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matte

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

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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• Rhymes: -atə

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

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

matte pl

1. plural of matta

matte f

1. plural of matta

• metta

matte

1. Rōmaji transcription of まって

• mat

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat(ə)/

matte (plural mattes or matten)

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

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

• “matte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

matte

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

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

1. a mat or rug

• dørmatte
• musematte

matte m (definite singular matten)

1. clipping of matematikk

   Favorittfaget mitt på skolen er matte.

   My favourite subject in school is maths.

matte

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

matte

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

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

1. a mat or rug

• dørmatte

matte m (definite singular matten)

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

matte

1. to make something dull, matt

matte

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

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

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?

   sitta och räkna matte

   sit and do math

3. alternative spelling of mate (“maté”)
4. 16th–17th century spelling of matta (“coarse protective material”)

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

• husse

• matte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• matte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• matte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• metat, temat