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MATTE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or glossplay

Synonyms:

flatness; lusterlessness; lustrelessness; mat; matt; matte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("matte" is a kind of...):

dullness (a lack of visual brightness)

Derivation:

matte (not reflecting light; not glossy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smeltedplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("matte" is a kind of...):

mixture ((chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "matte"):

sparkle metal (matte that has 74 percent copper)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not reflecting light; not glossyplay

Example:

a photograph with a matte finish

Synonyms:

flat; mat; matt; matte; matted

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dull (emitting or reflecting very little light)

Derivation:

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

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change texture so as to become matted and felt-likeplay

Example:

The fabric felted up after several washes

Synonyms:

felt; felt up; mat; mat up; matt-up; matte; matte up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "matte" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

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