matt

[ mat ]
/ mæt /

adjective, noun, verb (used with object)

Definition for matt (2 of 4)

Matt
[ mat ]
/ mæt /

noun

a male given name, form of Matthew.

Definition for matt (3 of 4)

matte 1

or mat, matt

[ mat ]
/ mæt /

adjective

having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish.

noun

a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
a tool for producing such a surface.
Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, especially those of copper.
Movies. matte shot.

verb (used with object), mat·ted, mat·ting.

to finish with a matte surface.

Origin of matte

1
1640–50; < French mat (masculine), matte (feminine), Old French < Late Latin mattus moist, soft, weak, perhaps < *maditus, derivative of Latin madēre to be wet

Definition for matt (4 of 4)

Matt.

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British Dictionary definitions for matt (1 of 4)

matt

matte

/ (mæt) /

adjective, noun, verb

British Dictionary definitions for matt (2 of 4)

Matt.
/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Matthew

British Dictionary definitions for matt (3 of 4)

matte 1
/ (mæt) /

noun

an impure fused material consisting of metal sulphides produced during the smelting of a sulphide ore

Word Origin for matte

C19: from French

British Dictionary definitions for matt (4 of 4)

matte 2
/ (mæt) /

noun

films television a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed