mats

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/mæts/ English

Definitions

A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.“Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in.”
A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.“They put mats on the table during mealtimes.”
A floor pad to protect athletes.“The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.”
A thickly tangled mess.“a mat of hair”

A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.“To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats.”

A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.

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