Phonetic Breakdown of "mat"
Learn how to break down "mat" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/mæt/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
M AE1 T
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "mat"
Pronunciation: /mæt/
Noun
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A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.Example: "Wipe your feet on the mat before coming in."
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A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.Example: "They put mats on the table during mealtimes."
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A floor pad to protect athletes.Example: "The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat."
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A thickly tangled mess.Example: "a mat of hair"
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A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
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A thin surface layer; superficial cover.Example: "Iceland moss growing in a mat"
Verb
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To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
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To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
Pronunciation: /mæt/
Noun
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(coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
Pronunciation: /mæt/
Noun
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A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
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A woman's dress to be worn in the morning or before dinner.
Pronunciation: /mæt/
Noun
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A material or component needed for a crafting recipe.Example: "To make a luck potion, you need several rare herbs as mats."
Pronunciation: /mæt/
Noun
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A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.Example: "The image is a perfect square of 8 cm (with white matte border the total dimensions are 14 cm tall by 11 cm wide)."Synonyms: mat, matting, passe-partout
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A background, often painted or created with computersExample: "Matte painting is a tool that filmmakers can use to create a scene that is impossible to achieve with conventional cinematographic means."
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(pyrometallurgy) The molten metal sulfide phases typically formed during smelting of copper, nickel, and other base metals.