matrix
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
Other meanings
The metaphorical place where something is made, formed, or given birth.
The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
Related words
- hemimatrix
- matrician
- matrisome
- matrixectomy
- matrixed
- Matrixism
- matrixwise
- matroid
- nanomatrix
- neuromatrix
- perimatrix
- bimatrix
Word history
From Latin "mātrīx" (dam, womb).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “matrix” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.