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mat

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noun

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.

Examples :

"Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."

material item property building

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noun

A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.

Examples :

"They put mats on the table during mealtimes."

utensil item thing

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A floor pad to protect athletes.

Examples :

"The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."

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noun

A thickly tangled mess.

Examples :

"a mat of hair"

appearance style condition

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A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a mat of fiberglass to reinforce the weak spot in the table's base. "

material technical

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noun

A thin surface layer; superficial cover.

Examples :

"Iceland moss growing in a mat"

material appearance

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verb

To cover, protect or decorate with mats.

Examples :

"To protect the floor from scratches, she matted the entire dining room with colorful rugs. "

material appearance

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verb

To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.

Examples :

"The unruly children matted their hair together during recess. "

material process structure

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(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.

Examples :

"The coppersmith used a special mat alloy in his intricate design. "

material substance technical industry

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A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.

Examples :

"There was a mat of the school play this afternoon. "

entertainment time media

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A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.

Examples :

"My mother wore a light blue mat to the school play. "

wear style appearance

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A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.

Examples :

"To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats."

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A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.

Examples :

"The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide)."

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noun

A background, often painted or created with computers

Examples :

"Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means."

art computing media

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

Examples :

"The smelter workers carefully monitored the mat, ensuring the copper-nickel mixture was properly separated. "

material substance chemistry industry technical