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Ma"trix (mā"tr&ibreve;ks), n.;
pl. Matrices
(măt"r&ibreve;*sēz). [L., fr. mater mother. See
Mother, and cf. Matrice.]

1. (Anat.) The womb.

All that openeth the matrix is
mine.

2. Hence, that which gives form or origin to
anything; as: (a) (Mech.) The
cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die;
a mold, as for the face of a type. (b)
(Min.) The earthy or stony substance in which metallic
ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
(c) pl. (Dyeing) The five simple
colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest
are composed.

3. (Biol.) The lifeless portion of
tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the
intercellular substance.

4. (Math.) A rectangular arrangement
of symbols in rows and columns.


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