Matrix

Noun

 * 1)  The womb.
 * 2) * 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:
 * upon conception the inward orifice of the matrix exactly closeth, so that it commonly admitteth nothing after [...].
 * 1)  The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
 * 2)  An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
 * 3)  Part of the mitochondrion.
 * 4)  The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
 * 5)  A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.
 * 6)  A two-dimensional array.
 * 7) A table of data.
 * 8)  A geological matrix, the outer material of a rock consisting of larger grains embedded in a material consisting of smaller ones.
 * 9)  The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
 * 10)  The environment from which a given sample is taken.

Synonyms

 * array, table
 * array, grid, spreadsheet, table
 * array

Derived terms

 * extracellular matrix
 * geological matrix
 * matricial

Thesaurus
Platonic form, Platonic idea, aesthetic form, archetype, art form, build, cast, chimney, chute, configuration, conformation, country rock, cut, deposit, die, dike, fashion, figuration, figure, form, format, formation, frame, gangue, genre, impression, inner form, intaglio, last, layout, lode, lodestuff, make, makeup, mineral deposit, mint, modality, mode, model, mold, negative, ore bed, pattern, pay dirt, prototype, punch, seal, set, shape, shoe last, shoot, significant form, stamp, stock, structure, style, template, turn, type, uterus, vein, venter, womb

Etymology
From Old matrice, "pregnant animal", from  matrix:, from mater:.

Pronunciation

 * 1: ; ;
 * 2: ; ; {{SAMPA|/"m{trIks/}}
 * 2: ; ; {{SAMPA|/"m{trIks/}}

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * French: matrice, utérus


 * Greek:
 * Romanian: matcă, uter
 * Spanish: útero


 * Icelandic: ,


 * Greek: μεσοκυττάρια ουσία


 * Greek:
 * Icelandic:


 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: matriz mitocondrial


 * Icelandic:


 * Italian:


 * Chinese: 矩陣(ㄐㄩˋ ㄓㄣˋ jyùjhèn), 陣列(ㄓㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jhènliè)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:, μητρώο,
 * Hebrew: מטריצה
 * Icelandic:


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (gyōretsu)
 * Lithuanian:
 * Norwegian: matrise/
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: matrice
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: matriz
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: మాత్రిక (maatrika)


 * Chinese: 矩陣(jyù jhèn), 陣列(jhèn liè)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: טבלה


 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: matrise/
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: matrice
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Greek:


 * Icelandic:


 * Icelandic: ,


 * Italian:


 * Simplified Chinese:


 * : matrice


 * : matica

Noun
matrix (plural: matrices, matrixen)


 * 1) matrix (in mathematics)

Noun

 * 1) dam (non-human female animal kept for breeding)
 * 2) list, register
 * 3) source, origin

Etymology
From mater:.

Derived terms

 * mātrīcālis
 * mātrīcula

Related terms

 * māter
 * mātercula
 * māterfamiliās
 * māternitās
 * māternus


 * mātertera
 * mātrālis
 * mātrēscō
 * mātricīda
 * mātricīdium


 * mātrīculārius
 * mātrimōniālis
 * mātrimōnium
 * mātrimus


 * mātrōna
 * mātrōnālis
 * mātrōnātus
 * mātruēlis

Descendants

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 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
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