Matte

(mat)

(materials) Dull, as applied to appearance of a surface.
(metallurgy) An impure metallic sulfide mixture produced by smelting the sulfide ores of such metals as copper, lead, or nickel.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted

Meaning #2: the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
  Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt

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The adjective matte has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not reflecting light; not glossy
  Synonyms: flat, mat, matt, matted

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - råsten

2.
n. - afmaskning, overtoningsmaske

3.
adj. - matteret, mat (= mat)
n. - matteret guldrand på billedramme (= mat)
v. tr. - mattere, sætte guldrand på billedramme (= mat)

Nederlands (Dutch)
mat, omlijsting, matheid, metaalmengsel, soort sjabloon gebruikt voor effect in film, mat maken, van een omlijsting voorzien

Français (French)
1.
n. - impuretés (provenant de l'extraction de minerai de fer)

2.
n. - (Phot) masque (utilisé en photographie)

3.
adj. - mat
n. - papier mat
v. tr. - rendre mat, matifier

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Lech, Stein

2.
n. - mattierte Farbschicht

3.
adj. - matt, glanzlos
n. - Mattierung, matte oder glanzlose Fläche
v. - matt machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλαμπής, μουντός, ματ
n. - συσκευή προσθήκης φόντου εφέ
v. - κάνω ματ επικάλυψη

Italiano (Italian)
opaco, cornice scura

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - opaco
n. - resíduo metálico (m) (Metal.)
v. - congelar

Русский (Russian)
матовый, маска

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - mata

2.
n. - (técnica de fotografía) máscara

3.
adj. - mate, opaco
n. - mate, deslustrado
v. tr. - opacar, dar efecto mate

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - matt
n. - matthet
v. - mattera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 无光粗糙的一层, 冰铜, 不光滑的

2. 冰铜

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 冰銅

2.
n. - 無光粗糙的一層, 冰銅
adj. - 不光滑的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 광택이 없음, 윤 지우기, 윤을 지우는 도구

2.
n. - (사진이나 그림 등에) 대지

3.
adj. - 깔개의, 평평한
n. - 깔개
v. tr. - 깔개를 깔다, 엉키게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鈍い, つや消しの, 粒状の
n. - マット, その量, かわ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) باهت, بلا لون (الاسم) خليط معدني من نحاس, ورصاص ونيكل (فعل) يزيل اللون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תוצר מתכתי לא-טהור של זיקוק חומרי-גלם גופרתיים‬
n. - ‮ציפוי עמום של תצלומים‬
adj. - ‮עמום (צבע), מט‬
n. - ‮מסגרת זהב עמום סביב תמונה, מראה של זהב עמום‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין ציפוי זהב לא מבריק‬

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