Matrix Definition

mātrĭks
matrices, matrixes
noun
matrices, matrixes
That within which, or within and from which, something originates, takes form, or develops.
Webster's New World
The womb; uterus.
Webster's New World
Any nonliving, intercellular substance in which living cells are embedded, as in bone, cartilage, etc.
Webster's New World
The formative cells from which a nail, tooth, etc. grows.
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A process in which several signals are combined for transmission or recording and then separated for reception or playback.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Matrix

Noun

Singular:
matrix
Plural:
matrices, matrixes

Origin of Matrix

  • Middle English matrice from Old French from Late Latin mātrīx mātrīc- from Latin breeding-animal from māter mātr- mother māter- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French matrice (“pregnant animal"), from Latin mātrÄ«x (“dam, womb"), from māter (“mother").

    From Wiktionary

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