matrix
[ˈmeɪtrɪks,ˈmæ-]
n
a substance, situation, or environment in which something has its origin, takes form, or is enclosed
the thick tissue at the base of a nail from which a fingernail or toenail develops
the intercellular substance of bone, cartilage, connective tissue, etc
the rock material in which fossils, pebbles, etc, are embedded.the material in which a mineral is embedded; gangue
a metal mould for casting type.a papier-mâché or plastic mould impressed from the forme and used for stereotyping.Sometimes shortened to mat
(formerly) a mould used in the production of gramophone records. It is obtained by electrodeposition onto the master
a bed of perforated material placed beneath a workpiece in a press or stamping machine against which the punch operates
the shaped cathode used in electroforming.the metal constituting the major part of an alloy.the soft metal in a plain bearing in which the hard particles of surface metal are embedded
the main component of a composite material, such as the plastic in a fibre-reinforced plastic
a rectangular array of elements set out in rows and columns, used to facilitate the solution of problems, such as the transformation of coordinates. Usually indicated by parentheses: ()See determinant
the main clause of a complex sentence
a rectangular array of circuit elements usually used to generate one set of signals from another
the womb
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