Definitions for matrices
matrices
ma·trix
Spelling: [mey-triks, ma-]
IPA: /ˈmeɪ trɪks, ˈmæ-/
Matrices is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 622 anagrams from letters in matrices (aceimrst).
Definitions for matrices
noun
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something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
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Anatomy. a formative part, as the corium beneath a nail.
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Biology.
the intercellular substance of a tissue.
ground substance.
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Petrology. the fine-grained portion of a rock in which coarser crystals or rock fragments are embedded.
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fine material, as cement, in which lumps of coarser material, as of an aggregate, are embedded.
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Mining. gangue.
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Metallurgy. a crystalline phase in an alloy in which other phases are embedded.
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Printing. a mold for casting typefaces.
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master (def 18).
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Digital Technology. a grid formed by perpendicular intersections that define potential space that may be filled, as by pixels on a screen, ink in dot-matrix printing, or material in 3D printing.
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(in a press or stamping machine) a multiple die or perforated block on which the material to be formed is placed.
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Mathematics. a rectangular array of numbers, algebraic symbols, or mathematical functions, especially when such arrays are added and multiplied according to certain rules.
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Linguistics. a rectangular display of features characterizing a set of linguistic items, especially phonemes, usually presented as a set of columns of plus or minus signs specifying the presence or absence of each feature for each item.
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Also called master. a mold made by electroforming from a disk recording, from which other disks may be pressed.
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Archaic. the womb.
Origin of matrices
1325-75; Middle English matris, matrix Latin mātrix female animal kept for breeding (Late Latin: register, orig. of such beasts), parent stem (of plants), derivative of māter mother
Examples for matrices
The metal instantly solidifies, forming a slug (p. 063)having on its edge raised characters formed by the matrices.
The matrices thus obtained were in like manner impressed on a fusible metal, which melted at a lower temperature than the lead.
In this way the matrices are held in position as casting proceeds.
Five double-wedge justifiers will be observed between the matrices.
His foundry contained punches and matrices for 400 alphabets.
The reason is the connexion with the corresponding theorem for the multiplication of two matrices.
The three Vale Press founts and also the punches and matrices were destroyed when the Press ceased publishing.
Enschede thinks that Gutenberg obtained his matrices by the second mode.
Thus a cast is made of the matrices, and from this cast the printing is done.
Early seals were generally impressed on both sides; and the seals thus were produced from two dies or matrices.