Thesaurus: matrix

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1. n. The womb.
2. n. Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything
3. n. The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.
4. n. The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
5. n. The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
6. n. The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
7. n. A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.
8. n. (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
9. n. (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
10. n. an enclosure within which something originates or develops
11. n. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
12. n. the formative tissue at the base of a nail