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“Mat” or “Matt” or “Matte”

mat / matt / matte are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mat m·AE·t

  • nouna thick flat pad used as a floor covering.
  • nounmounting consisting of a border or background for a picture.
  • nounsports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports.
  • nouna mass that is densely tangled or interwoven.
  • nouna small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it.

matt m·AE·t

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

matte m·AE·t

  • nouna mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted.
Usage

Examples in context

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“mat”

  • …professional wrestling and made his mat debut on January 24, 1928,…
  • …enters as ordered, thinking the match will be a joke until…
  • …her father Aj Ne' Yohl Mat, as queen of the Maya…
  • …Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Morse, Mat Latos, Bronson Arroyo, Alex Wood,…
  • …objects, in particular, a patterned mat .
  • Three alternative LCD drive methods mat be enabled: split capacitor, capacitive…
  • Muhammad Ferris Danial Bin Mat Nasir (born 21 August 1992)…
  • World Short Mat Bowls Championships
  • Eddie Costa, Mat Mathews & Don Elliott at…
  • …Nate Walka, Machine Gun Kelly, Mat Musto, Kyle Lucas

“matt”

  • Matt Eaton - guitar, bass guitar,…
  • 17 - Matt Cooper in 23 games, 2004
  • 123 - Matt Prior
  • Matt Bjorke with Roughstock praised the…
  • 124 - Matt Cooper
  • Scorsese's associate Kenneth Lonergan suggested Matt Damon, who grew up in…
  • Matt Damon as Colin Sullivan
  • …show starring David Walliams and Matt Lucas
  • One Sonic Society worked with Matt Bronleewe, in the production of…
  • The Departed stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark…

“matte”

  • Matte (disambiguation)
  • …bad trip freak outs in matte black painted rooms with no…
  • …the film in the open matte format in which it was…
  • …the art department that created matte backdrops.
  • …achieved by seamlessly blending a matte painting with existing cliffs.
  • …carbonate is used as a matte white coating for projection screens.
  • …was changed to a textured matte plastic (much like the Canon…

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