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matte [7 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

matte: an item in the "Photographic Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

passe-partout : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement photographiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
DEF

A term applied to manufactured fibers that have been chemically or physically modified to reduce their normal luster. Matte; opposite of bright; low in luster.

CONT

A colour is: dull, matt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
CONT

Qui n'a pas d'éclat [...] Qui n'est pas brillant. Côté mat et côté brillant d'un tissu [...] Qui n'a pas de brillant. Couleur mate. Tons mats. Couleurs naturelles : Le blanc mat de l'hermine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Preparación y elaboración (Textiles)
  • Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
  • Pigmentos y colores (Artes)
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Record 3 2001-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

Having a dull finish (coated paper).

OBS

The coating is a special formulation and there is little, if any, calendering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Se dit du papier offrant un fini sans lustre.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Martial Arts
CONT

JUDO. The referee calls matte ("wait or stop"), to temporarily stop the contest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts martiaux

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Smelting (Metal Processing)
DEF

Crude mixture of molten sulfides formed as an intermediate product of the smelting of sulfide ores of metals, especially copper, nickel, and lead.

CONT

Instead of being smelted directly to metal, copper ores are usually smelted to matte, preferably containing 40-45 percent copper along with iron and sulfur, which is then treated by converting in a Bessemer-type converter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion (Transformation des métaux)
DEF

Substance métallique sulfureuse résultant de la première fusion d'un minerai traité et non suffisamment épuré.

CONT

Dans l'élaboration du cuivre, on obtient une matte bronze à 40 % de cuivre qui, au cours du convertissage, donne une matte blanche à 80 % de cuivre.

Spanish

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Record 6 1982-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Document Classification (Library Science)
DEF

A piece of coloured paper or card [or metal] which is placed round the edge of a photograph before mounting.

CONT

Here are the components of a daguerreotype or ambrotype from left to right in order: the hinged case, the soft brass binder, the image-bearing plate, the stiff brass cut-out mat and a clear glass cover.

Key term(s)
  • matting
  • matt
  • matte

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
DEF

Cadre de carton à l'intérieur duquel on peut glisser un dessin, une estampe, une photographie, une inscription de même format (...)

CONT

Montage avec passe-partout. - On pratique ce genre de montage lorsque les épreuves doivent être envoyées à une exposition, ou encadrées, ou encore pour dissimuler un support sale. Le passe-partout est découpé dans une feuille de papier fort, blanc ou teinté, lisse ou grenu, selon l'aspect de l'image.

Spanish

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Record 7 1980-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

A dull surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Désigne une surface qui n'est pas brillante.

Spanish

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