Matte

Quick meaning: Matte is a noun meaning (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

Meaning

(art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

More Meanings

1. (film) A background, often painted or created with computers
2. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
3. An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.
4. (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.
5. (transitive) To produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal).

Example Sentences

a matte lipstick

The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).

Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.

Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.

Word Forms

• mattes
• matting
• matted

Synonyms for matte

Depending on context, synonyms include mat, matting, passe-partout, matt, flat, bland.

Antonyms for matte

Common opposites include glossy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include matt, flat, flatness, mat, dull, lusterlessness.

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