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matte

noun
/mæt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French mat.

  1. borrowed from mat

Definitions

  1. A 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).

  2. 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.

  3. The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and…

    The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.

    2. Dull

      Dull; not reflective of light.

      • Flat or matte paint allows a deep color expression on the walls while also hiding flaws that may be inherent on the painted surface.
      • a matte lipstick

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at matte. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at matte. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at matte

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA