Portuguese

Noun

matriz f (plural matrizes)

1. source; origin; mother
2. (mathematics) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)
3. (computing) matrix (two-dimensional array)
4. head office
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

Synonyms

• (source; origin): causa, fonte, manancial, origem, princípio
• (two-dimensional array): vetor bi-dimensional
• (head office): sede
• (womb): madre, útero
• (mould): molde
• (stencil): estêncil
• (extracellular matrix): matriz extracelular
• (church with other churches under its jurisdiction): igreja matriz

Antonyms

• (head office): filial

Derived terms

Related terms

• matri-
• matricial
• matrizar
• matrizeiro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): [ma̠ˈtɾiθ]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): [ma̠ˈtɾis]

Etymology

From Latin mātrīce, singular ablative of mātrīx, mātrīcis, from māter ‎(“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, *mother.

Noun

matriz f ‎(plural matrices)

1. (anatomy) uterus
2. (business) head office or store
3. (mathematics) matrix
4. (computing) matrix
5. (geology) matrix
6. origin, source
7. (tools) mold
8. (tools) nut

Synonyms

• (uterus): útero
• (head office): sede
• (computing): vector bidimensional
• (origin): fuente, origen
• (mold): molde
• (nut): tuerca

Derived terms

• matriz diagonal
• matriz identidad
• matriz inversa
• matriz transpuesta
• lengua matriz