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The definition of matte is a dull or not shiny finish.

(adjective)

An example of matte is a photograph without a glossy finish.

Matte is defined as a mixture sulfides that come from melting sulfide ores from metals such as copper, lead and nickel.

(noun)

An example of matte is the mixture that is left after melting copper and removing its impurities.

See matte in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an impure mixture of sulfides that is produced in smelting the sulfide ores of copper, nickel, lead, etc.

Origin: Fr < dial. mate, a lump, prob. ult. < L matta, mat

noun

a dull surface or finish, often roughened

Origin: var. of mat

adjective

not shiny or glossy; dull

Also sp. matt

See matte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Variant of mat².

adjective

Variant of mat².

noun

A mixture of a metal with its sulfides, produced by smelting the sulfide ores of copper, lead, or nickel.

Origin:

Origin: French, curdled milk, matte

Origin: , from feminine of obsolete mat, compact

Origin: , from Old French, dull

Origin: , from Latin mattus, stupefied; see mat²

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