To pronounce "mattes", say MATT-es — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"mattes" has 2 syllables: matt-es. It rhymes with aristocrats and plutocrats, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: mats, matts, matz — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide).”
“Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Mattes" has 2 syllables: matt · es.
Mattes: A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
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