matriz
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ma‧triz
Noun edit
matriz f (plural matrizes)
- source; origin; mother
- (mathematics) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers)
- (computing) matrix (two-dimensional array)
- head office
- Antonym: filial
- (anatomy) womb; uterus
- mould (hollow form for shaping fluid)
- engraved block of wood or medal used in printing
- stencil (perforated sheet through which ink can be forced)
- (cytology) extracellular matrix
- a church which has other churches and chapels under its jurisdiction
Synonyms edit
- (source; origin): causa, fonte, manancial, origem, princípio
- (two-dimensional array): vetor bidimensional
- (head office): sede
- (womb): madre, útero
- (mould): molde
- (stencil): estêncil
- (extracellular matrix): matriz extracelular
- (church with other churches under its jurisdiction): igreja matriz
Derived terms edit
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mātrīcem, from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, *mother.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈtɾiθ/ [maˈt̪ɾiθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /maˈtɾis/ [maˈt̪ɾis]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ma‧triz
Noun edit
matriz f (plural matrices)
- (anatomy) uterus
- Synonym: útero
- (business) head office or store
- Synonym: sede
- (mathematics) matrix
- (computing) matrix
- Synonym: vector bidimensional
- (geology) matrix
- origin, source
- (tools) mold
- Synonym: molde
- (tools) nut
- Synonym: tuerca
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Further reading edit
- “matriz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014