matrix

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
2. The womb.
3. The metaphorical place where something is made, formed, or given birth.
4. The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
5. An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
6. Part of the mitochondrion.
7. The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
8. A table of data.
9. 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.
10. A two-dimensional array.
11. (slang) Alternative letter-case form of Matrix; a controlled environment or situation in which people behave in ways that conform to pre-determined roles.
12. A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.
13. A geological matrix.
14. The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
15. The environment from which a given sample is taken.
16. In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
17. In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.
18. The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.
19. A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.

Concepten

matrix

matrijs

gietvorm

voedingsbodem

matrijs

Synoniemen

womb

uterus

mould

cast

intercellular substance

pattern

die

💀

ground substance

mold

two-dimensional array

generatrix

former

gangue

lodestone

matrices

mer

mode

model

molding

parent

parent body

phantom

placenta

prototype

quay

rocker

seal

🦭

seat

💺

stamper

tensor

truth table

vector

venter

kinetosome

matriees

MAT

fibrous tissue

groundmass

perithelium

basal body

parent population

base block

cavity block

female die

basal corpuscle

general population

vein stone

original rock

negative matrix

bed die

cavity die

die arrangement

die assembly

true table

copper mold

negative die

female mould

matricial

base

substantia propria

base stock

bedrock

box

📦

chart

💹

connective tissue

cradle

crib

cup

cupule

form

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmeɪ.tɹɪks/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English matris, matrice, matrix, from Old French matrice (“pregnant animal”), or from Latin mātrīx (“dam, womb”), both ultimately from māter (“mother”). Doublet of mother from Indo-European ancestor.
Slang usage coined with the 1999 sci-fi action film The Matrix.