different between matte vs eggshell

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæt/
• Homophones: mat, Matt
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

matte (plural mattes)

1. (art, photography) A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

   Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout

2. (film) A background, often painted or created with computers

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

Translations

Adjective

matte (comparative more matte, superlative most matte)

1. (American spelling) Dull; not reflective of light.

   Synonym: (UK) matt

   Antonym: glossy

Translations

Further reading

• matte (metallurgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• mat (picture framing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tatem

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

matte

1. Inflected form of mat

Verb

matte

1. singular past indicative and subjunctive of matten
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of matten

French

Verb

matte

1. inflection of matter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -at?

Adjective

matte

1. inflection of matt:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

matte pl

1. plural of matta

Noun

matte f

1. plural of matta

Anagrams

• metta

Japanese

Romanization

matte

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

matte

1. inflection of matt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

matte m or f (definite singular matta or matten, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

1. a mat or rug

Derived terms

• dørmatte

Etymology 3

Noun

matte m (definite singular matten)

1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

Etymology 4

Verb

matte

1. to make something dull, matt
2. to deliver a checkmate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Adjective

matte

1. inflection of matt:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

Noun

matte f (definite singular matta, indefinite plural matter, definite plural mattene)

1. a mat or rug

Derived terms

• dørmatte

Etymology 3

Noun

matte m (definite singular matten)

1. short form of "matematikk", mathematics, maths (UK), math (US)

Etymology 4

Verb

matte

1. to make something dull, matt

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

matte

1. inflection of matta (“intoxicated”):
   1. locative singular masculine/neuter
   2. accusative plural masculine
   3. vocative singular feminine

Swedish

Adjective

matte

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of matt.

Noun

matte c

1. female owner of a pet; clipping of matmor.
2. (uncountable, colloquial) maths; clipping of matematik.

Declension

Antonyms

• (female owner of a pet): husse (male owner of a pet)

See also

• husse

Anagrams

• metat, temat

English

Etymology

From Middle English eggeshell, ege schelle, egg-shel, egg shelle (also as Middle English eye schell, ey-schel, ey-schelle), partially continuing Old English ??s?ill, ??s?yll (“eggshell”), equivalent to egg +? shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oaierskil (“eggshell”), Dutch eierschaal (“eggshell”), German Eierschale (“eggshell”), Danish æggeskal (“eggshell”), Swedish äggskal (“eggshell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????l/

Noun

eggshell (plural eggshells)

1. The shell around an egg.
2. A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell.

Derived terms

• eggshellful

Translations

Adjective

eggshell (comparative more eggshell, superlative most eggshell)

1. Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
2. Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell; as in eggshell porcelain.
3. Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell.

Translations

Derived terms

• eggshell blue
• walk on eggshells

See also

• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• eggshell on Wikipedia.Wikipedia