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[mey-ter] 
–noun, plural -ters, -tres [-treez] .
[-treez] . | 1. | British Informal. mother 1 . |
| 2. | the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe. |
Origin:
1585–95; < L māter
1585–95; < L māter
matte
1 [mat] adjective, noun, verb, mat⋅ted, mat⋅ting.–adjective
| 1. | having a dull or lusterless surface: matte paint; a matte complexion; a photograph with a matte finish. |
–noun
| 2. | a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass. |
| 3. | a tool for producing such a surface. |
| 4. | Metallurgy. an unfinished metallic product of the smelting of certain sulfide ores, esp. those of copper. |
| 5. | Movies. matte shot. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to finish with a matte surface. |
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| ma·ter (mā'tər) n. Chiefly British Mother. [Latin māter; see māter- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : mater
Spanish:
sofocar,
German:
niederwerfen,
Japanese:
静める
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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