verb · transitive · rare

matte

matte · mattes · matted · matting

filzen

To produce a dull, lustreless surface onTo produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal).

/mæt/

» I got a computer with a matte screen, since I find that it doesn't strain my eyes as much.

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Meaning

1 senses

To produce a dull, lustreless surface on (metal).

More definitions

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

Examples

1 sentences

I got a computer with a matte screen, since I find that it doesn't strain my eyes as much.
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Origin

Borrowed from French mat.

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Forms

mattes, matting, matted, matted

Base form	matte · to matte
3rd person singular	mattes
Present participle	matting
Past simple	matted
Past participle	matted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	matte
he, she, it	mattes

Past simpleLesson

all persons

matted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have matted
he, she, it	has matted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will matte

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like:feltfelt upmat upmatt-upmatte upmat

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle