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Webster 1913 Edition

matrix

ma′trix

(mā′trĭks)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Matrices
(măt′rĭ-sēz)
.
[L., fr.
mater
mother. See
Mother
, and cf.
Matrice
.]
1.
(Anat.)
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)
The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
3.
(Biol.)
The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
4.
(Math.)
A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.

Webster 1828 Edition

Matrix

MA'TRIX

,
Noun.
[L. matrix, from mater, mother.]
1.
The womb; the cavity in which the fetus of an animal is formed and nourished till its birth.
2.
A mold; the cavity in which any thing is formed, and which gives it shape; as the matrix of a type.
3.
The place where any thing is formed or produced; as the matrix of metals; gang.
4.
In dyeing, the five simple colors, black, white, blue, red and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.

Definition 2024

Matrix

Matrix

See also: matrix and mátrix

German

Noun

Matrix f ‎(genitive Matrix, plural Matrizen)

  1. (mathematics) matrix

Derived terms

  • Matrixmultiplikation, Matrixprodukt, Matrizenmultiplikation, Matrizenprodukt

matrix

matrix

See also: Matrix and mátrix

English

Noun

matrix ‎(plural matrices or matrixes)

  1. (now rare) The womb.
    • 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 [...].
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 296:
      In very rare cases, when the matrix just goes on pegging away automatically, the doctor can take advantage of that and ease out the second brat who then can be considered to be, say, three minutes younger [...].
  2. (biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
  3. (biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
  4. (biology) Part of the mitochondrion.
  5. (biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
  6. (mathematics) 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.
  7. (computing) A two-dimensional array.
  8. (computing) The circuitry inside a keyboard that determines which keys are being pressed.
  9. A table of data.
  10. (geology) A geological matrix.
  11. (archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
  12. (analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.
  13. (printing, historical) In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
  14. (printing, historical) In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːtrɪks/

Etymology

From Latin mātrīx. Cognate with matrijs.

Noun

matrix f ‎(plural matrices or matrixen, diminutive matrixje n)

  1. matrix (in mathematics)

Latin

Etymology

From māter ‎(“mother”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mātrīx f ‎(genitive mātrīcis); third declension

  1. uterus, womb
  2. dam (non-human female animal kept for breeding)
  3. source, origin
  4. list, register

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative mātrīx mātrīcēs
genitive mātrīcis mātrīcum
dative mātrīcī mātrīcibus
accusative mātrīcem mātrīcēs
ablative mātrīce mātrīcibus
vocative mātrīx mātrīcēs

Derived terms

Related terms

see māter

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Latin matrix

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːtrɪks/

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