matte
/mæt/ noun C1- 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).
- 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.
- The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.
- An instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface.
Plural mattes
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