matte
A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frameA decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
» I got a computer with a matte screen, since I find that it doesn't strain my eyes as much.
Meaning
4 sensesA decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).
Passepartout
паспарту́paspartú
A background, often painted or created with computers
Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.
The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.
- a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
Examples
1 sentencesI got a computer with a matte screen, since I find that it doesn't strain my eyes as much.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French mat.Borrowed from French mat.
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Forms
plural: mattesSynonyms
7 synonyms- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss:flatnesslusterlessnesslustrelessnessmatmatt