matriz

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (dam; womb), from māter (mother), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (mother).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ma‧triz

Noun

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matriz f (plural matrizes)

  1. source; origin; mother
  2. (mathematics) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)
  3. (computing) matrix (two-dimensional array)
  4. head office
    Antonym: filial
  5. (anatomy) womb; uterus
  6. mould (hollow form for shaping fluid)
  7. engraved block of wood or medal used in printing
  8. stencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)
  9. (cytology) extracellular matrix
  10. a church which has other churches and chapels under its jurisdiction

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mātrīcem, from māter (mother), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, *mother.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈtɾiθ/ [maˈt̪ɾiθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈtɾis/ [maˈt̪ɾis]
  • Rhymes: -iθ
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: ma‧triz

Noun

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matriz f (plural matrices)

  1. (anatomy) uterus
    Synonym: útero
  2. (business) head office or store
    Synonym: sede
  3. (mathematics) matrix
  4. (computing) matrix
    Synonym: vector bidimensional
  5. (geology) matrix
  6. origin, source
    Synonyms: fuente, origen
  7. (tools) mold
    Synonym: molde
  8. (tools) nut
    Synonym: tuerca

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