Matte — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted

the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈat/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈat/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈæt/.

Examples

The fabric felted up after several washes
flat wall paint
a photograph with a matte finish

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lustrelessness lusterlessness felt up felt flatness matt-up flat matted mat up matte up matt mat

Parts of Speech

noun	a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
verb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like “The fabric felted up after several washes”
adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy “flat wall paint”

Word Forms

flat	adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy
lusterless	adjective	lacking luster or shine
lustreless	adjective	lacking luster or shine
mat	verb	change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
matt	adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy
matte	adjective	not reflecting light; not glossy
felt	noun	a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
mat	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matting	noun	a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
flatness	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matt	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
matte	noun	the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

matt

eine Mischung aus Sulfiden, die beim Schmelzen von Sulfidmetallerzen entsteht

🇫🇷French

mat

un mélange de sulfures qui se forme lors de la fusion des minerais métalliques sulfurés

🇪🇸Spanish

mate

una mezcla de sulfuros que se forma cuando se funden minerales metálicos sulfurados

🇮🇹Italian

opaco

una miscela di solfuri che si forma quando i minerali metallici di solfuro vengono fusi

🇳🇱Dutch

mat

een mengsel van sulfiden dat ontstaat wanneer sulfidemetaalertsen worden gesmolten

🇵🇹Portuguese

fosco

uma mistura de sulfetos que se forma quando minérios metálicos de sulfetos são fundidos

🇷🇺Russian

матовый

смесь сульфидов, образующаяся при плавке сульфидных металлических руд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मैट

सल्फाइड का मिश्रण जो सल्फाइड धातु के अयस्कों को गलाने पर बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাট

সালফাইডের একটি মিশ্রণ যা সালফাইড ধাতব আকরিক গন্ধে তৈরি হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மேட்

சல்பைடு உலோக தாதுக்கள் உருகும்போது உருவாகும் சல்பைடுகளின் கலவை

🇮🇳Telugu

మాట్టే

సల్ఫైడ్ లోహపు ఖనిజాలను కరిగించినప్పుడు ఏర్పడే సల్ఫైడ్ల మిశ్రమం

🇮🇳Marathi

मॅट

सल्फाइडचे मिश्रण जे सल्फाइड धातूचे धातू वितळले जाते तेव्हा तयार होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેટ

સલ્ફાઇડનું મિશ્રણ જે સલ્ફાઇડ ધાતુના અયસ્કને ગંધવામાં આવે ત્યારે રચાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮ್ಯಾಟ್

ಸಲ್ಫೈಡ್ ಲೋಹದ ಅದಿರುಗಳನ್ನು ಕರಗಿಸಿದಾಗ ರೂಪುಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಲ್ಫೈಡ್‌ಗಳ ಮಿಶ್ರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാറ്റ്

സൾഫൈഡ് ലോഹ അയിരുകൾ ഉരുകുമ്പോൾ രൂപം കൊള്ളുന്ന സൾഫൈഡുകളുടെ മിശ്രിതം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੈਟ

ਸਲਫਾਈਡਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਿਸ਼ਰਣ ਜੋ ਉਦੋਂ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਸਲਫਾਈਡ ਧਾਤ ਦੇ ਧਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਪਿਘਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دھندلا

سلفائیڈ کا ایک مرکب جو سلفائیڈ دھاتی دھاتوں کو گلائے جانے پر بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哑光的

冶炼硫化物金属矿石时形成的硫化物混合物

🇯🇵Japanese

マット

硫化金属鉱石が製錬されるときに形成される硫化物の混合物

🇰🇷Korean

무광택

황화물 금속 광석을 제련할 때 형성되는 황화물 혼합물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mờ

hỗn hợp sunfua hình thành khi quặng kim loại sunfua được nấu chảy

🇹🇭Thai

เคลือบ

ส่วนผสมของซัลไฟด์ที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อแร่โลหะซัลไฟด์ถูกถลุง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ماتي

خليط من الكبريتيدات يتشكل عند صهر خامات فلز الكبريتيد

🇮🇷Persian

مات

مخلوطی از سولفیدها که هنگام ذوب سنگ معدن سولفیدی تشکیل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

mat

sülfür metal cevherleri eritildiğinde oluşan sülfür karışımı

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָהוּי

תערובת של סולפידים שנוצרת כאשר מתכת עפרות מתכת סולפידית

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The primary meaning of 'matte' is 'a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted'.

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