Matte

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Matte \Matte\ (m[a^]t), n. [F. matte; cf. F. mat, masc., matte,
     fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See {Mate}
     checkmate.]
     1. (Metallurgy) A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by
        alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating
        the metal from associated iron ores, and called {coarse


        metal}, {fine metal}, etc., according to the grade of
        fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but
        on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf
        is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is
        purposely deprived of gloss.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  matte \matte\ (m[a^]t), a.
     Having a dull, lusterless surface finish; opposed to {glossy}
     or polished; as, a matte photograph; a proof coin with matte
     figures on a polished field.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  matte
       adj : not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a
             photograph with a matte finish" [syn: {flat}, {mat}, {matt},
              {matted}]
       n 1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are
            smelted
       2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking
          highlights or gloss [syn: {flatness}, {lusterlessness}, {lustrelessness},
           {mat}, {matt}]
       v : change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The
           fabric felted up after several washes" [syn: {felt}, {felt
           up}, {mat up}, {matt-up}, {matte up}, {mat}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "matte":
     Photostat, Xerox, Xerox copy, blowup, blueprint, contact printing,
     cyanotype, enlargement, glossy, hologram, lantern slide, microcopy,
     microprint, photocopy, photogravure, photostatic copy, positive,
     print, projection printing, semi-matte, slide, transparency