Matte
WordNet
adjective
(1) Not reflecting light; not glossy
"Flat wall paint"
"A photograph with a matte finish"
noun
(2) The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
(3) A mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
verb
(4) Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
"The fabric felted up after several washes"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A decorative border around a picture
- The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).
- A background, often painted or created with computers
- Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is either too impractical, too costly or simply too impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.
- The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals