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matte

/mæt/

mattenoun

mattes

/mæt/

Translations

матовый

The artist preferred a matte finish for his paintings.

Художник предпочитал матовый финиш для своих картин.

Additional translations

матовость

матирование

Definitions

A finish or surface that is not shiny or glossy.

The artist preferred a matte finish for her paintings to avoid any glare.

A type of card or paper used in photography and art that has a dull, non-reflective surface.

The photographer chose a matte paper to print the black and white portraits.

A mixture of sulfides formed during the smelting of a metal ore.

The smelter produced a matte that contained copper and iron sulfides.

In film-making and photography, an opaque mask or background used to block out part of an image or to combine multiple images.

The visual-effects team created a blue-screen matte to composite the actor into the fantasy landscape.

Synonyms

lusterless surface

flat finish

non-glossy surface

dull finish

matteadjective

matter

Comp.

mattest

Super.

/mæt/

Translations

матовый

The artist preferred a matte finish for his paintings.

Художник предпочитал матовую отделку для своих картин.

Definitions

Having a dull or non-glossy finish.

The walls were painted in a matte blue, giving the room a calm and understated look.

Synonyms

Antonyms

matteverb

matted

Past Simple

matted

Past Participle

matting

Gerund

Transitive and intransitive: to give or obtain a dull, non-glossy surface; to become dull.

Definitions

To give (a surface) a dull, non-glossy finish, or to become such.

Over time, the varnish will matte and lose its initial sheen.

Synonyms

dull down

reduce gloss