matte: Meaning and Definition of

matte

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

1. a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
2. a tool for producing such a surface.
3. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, esp. those of copper.
4. See

1. to finish with a matte surface.

matte

1. a mass of timber caved beneath overburden so as to cushion the fall of the overburden and separate it from mineral to be extracted beneath.