matrice
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English matrice, matris, from Old French matrice, from Latin mātrīx; compare French matrice.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matrice (plural matrices)
References edit
- “matrice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French matrice, borrowed from Latin mātrīcem. Supplanted the older inherited forms marriz, marris.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matrice f (plural matrices)
- matrix
- (mathematics) matrix (rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory)
- (dated) womb, uterus
- Synonym: utérus
Descendants edit
- → German: Matrize
Further reading edit
- “matrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin mātrīcem, mātrīcem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matrice f (plural matrici)
- matrix (in all senses)
- stencil
- (figurative) origin; background
- Synonyms: causa, origine, provenienza
- stub (of a cheque/check etc.)
- Synonym: madre
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
mātrīce f
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French matrice, from Latin mātrīx. Doublet of maris.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matrice
Descendants edit
References edit
- “mātrīs, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mātrīx, mātrīcem. See also the inherited doublets marriz, marris.
Noun edit
matrice oblique singular, f (oblique plural matrices, nominative singular matrice, nominative plural matrices)
- female reproductive system
Descendants edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French matrice, Latin matrix, matricem. Doublet of the inherited mătrice.
Noun edit
matrice f (plural matrice)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
matrice
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Verb edit
matrice
- inflection of matrizar:
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- fr:Mathematics
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