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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)

noun

a dull surface or finish, often roughened

Etymology: var. of 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.

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