matte¹ Definition
matte (mat)
noun
an impure mixture of sulfides that is produced in smelting the sulfide ores of copper, nickel, lead, etc.
Etymology: Fr < dial. mate, a lump, prob. ult. < L matta, mat
matte² Definition
matte (mat)
adjective
not shiny or glossy; dull
matte Usage Examples
Converse of object
- create: Chroma Key filter creates a matte based on color allowing background the show through.
- use: As far as papers are concerned, I mainly use semigloss but I also use matte and gloss.
- travel: A mixture of photographs, live-action and animation using hand cut traveling mattes.
- produce: A flash smelter operating continuously produces a matte containing 65 wt % Cu and 36 wt % Fe from a pure CuFeS 2 concentrate.
- enhance: For matte paper it's epson's enhance matte or the Hahnemuehle photo rag.
- require: The image compositor requires a matte, or alpha channel in the image for some operations.
Adjective modifier
- archival: I still have plenty of Epson paper, premium glossy photo paper, color life and archival matte.
- open: If a film is pan and scanned, open matte or hard matted just for the DVD, then this will be mentioned.
Modifies a noun
- finish: The product dries to an opaque, matte finish.
- painting: Here CG trees and snow were combined with a matte painting of the mountain and the live plate.
- channel: I want to inspect the values of the matte channel within my image.
- black: His hair was a matte black, sort of wild with unpredictable waves.
- paper: I've not yet put any matte paper through.
- surface: Keyboard The keyboard should have a matte surface to avoid reflective glare.
Modifying Another Word
- normally: This made the object's normally matte looking surface appear more metallic.
- previously: The bridge surfaces - previously matte and gold-plated - are now rhodium-plated steel with elegant Glashütte ribbing with Langeleist perlage on the underside.
Noun used with modifier
- track: Get track mattes right Track mattes are a very effective and creative way to generate an endless array of transitions for your motion projects.
- image: The image matte channel percent transparency is initialized to factor.
- semi: Creating a separated or spiky look with a semi matte finish it instantly creates texture and hold for any hair length.
- pixel: Use matte to the change the pixel matte value to transparent.
Browse dictionary entries near matte
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