MATTES

6 letters 8 Scrabble points

Definition of MATTES

noun
  1. 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)."

  2. 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."

  3. (pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.

Related words: mat matting passe-partout

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters M A T T E S
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

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