亚洲网紅露点

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

matte

1
or mat, matt

[ mat ]

adjective

  1. having a dull or lusterless surface:

    matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.



noun

  1. a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
  2. a tool for producing such a surface.
  3. Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.
  4. Movies. matte shot.

verb (used with object)

matted, matting.
  1. to finish with a matte surface.

matte

2

[ mat ]

noun

Mining.
  1. a mass of timber caved beneath overburden so as to cushion the fall of the overburden and separate it from mineral to be extracted beneath.

matte

1

/ 尘忙迟 /

noun

  1. an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

matte

2

/ 尘忙迟 /

noun

  1. films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of matte1

First recorded in 1640鈥50; from French mat (masculine), matte (feminine), Old French, from Late Latin mattus 鈥渕oist, soft, weak,鈥 perhaps from unattested maditus, derivative of Latin 尘补诲脓谤别 鈥渢o be wet鈥

Origin of matte2

< German; akin to mat 1
Discover More

亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of matte1

C19: from French
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Where 鈥淐ross鈥 might be said to have a matte finish, 鈥淭he Day of the Jackal,鈥 created by the Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter Ronan Bennett, is high-gloss.

From

The magazines are sometimes oversized and increasingly matte finished, filled with edge-to-edge photographs and literary heaves.

From

Over the last two years, I鈥檝e drenched the bathroom in glossy navy, bisected an office with teal and mustard, painted the stairwell a bright, matte powdery pink.

From

The aluminum frame around the phone has a satin texture, while the back is now made from a grippier matte material instead of glossy plastic.

From

The doors and the top half are tinted glass, and the bottom is matte black.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Mattathiasmatted