matrix
(noun) mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
matrix
(noun) the formative tissue at the base of a nail
matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
(noun) the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
matrix
(noun) (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
matrix
(noun) an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
matrix
(noun) (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
Source: WordNet® 3.1
matrices
plural of matrix
• ceramist, mistrace, scimetar
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"trice, n. Etym: [Cf. F. matrice. See Matrix.]
Definition: See Matrix.
Ma"trix, n.; pl. Matrices. Etym: [L., fr. mater mother. See Mother, and cf. Matrice.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The womb. All that openeth the matrix is mine. Ex. xxxiv. 19.
2. Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything; as: (a) (Mech.) The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type. (b) (Min.) The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue. (c) pl. (Dyeing)
Definition: The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
4. (Math.)
Definition: A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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