Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard matte

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: hard -mat-te
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique where the top and bottom of the film frame are masked off in camera, as opposed to soft matte.

Inflected Forms

hard mattes (plural)

Questions

What does hard matte mean?: A technique where the top and bottom of the film frame are masked off in camera, as opposed to soft matte.

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