Dictionary Entry
matte
matte is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as noun, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 6 senses
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- 1noun
A partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called coarse metal, fine metal, etc., according to the grade of fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.
- 2noun
A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is purposely deprived of gloss.
- 3noun
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
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- 4noun
a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
- 5verb
change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
"The fabric felted up after several washes"
- 6adjective
not reflecting light; not glossy
"flat wall paint"
"a photograph with a matte finish"
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