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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  matrix \ma"trix\ (m[=a]"tr[i^]ks), n.; pl. Matrices
     (m[a^]t"r[i^]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. mater mother. See Mother,
     and cf. Matrice.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Anat.) The womb.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All that openeth the matrix is mine.  --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    19.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Biol.) The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or
        vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular
        substance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Math.) A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and
        columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Matrix \Ma"trix\, n.; pl. Matrices. [L., fr. mater mother. See
     Mother, and cf. Matrice.]
     1. (Anat.) The womb.
  
              All that openeth the matrix is mine.  --Ex. xxxiv.
                                                    19.
  
     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. The symbols may express quantities or operations.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  matrix
       n 1: a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows
            and columns
       2: an enclosure within which something originates or develops
          (from the Latin for womb)
       3: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn:
          intercellular substance, ground substance]
       4: the formative tissue at the base of a nail
       5: mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or
          other relief surface
       [also: matrices (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  matrices
       See matrix

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices
     French n.
     (plural of fr matrice)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la mātrīx  nom//acc//voc p)
     Spanish n.
     (noun form of es matriz  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: matrizar)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Matrices
     German alt.
     (plural of de Matrix)
     German n.
     (plural of de Matrix)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices
     n.
     (plural of en matrix)
     n.
     (plural of en matrice)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices
     French n.
     (plural of fr matrice)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la mātrīx  nom//acc//voc p)
     Spanish n.
     (noun form of es matriz  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: matrizar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Matrices
     German alt.
     (plural of de Matrix)
     German n.
     (plural of de Matrix)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices
     French n.
     (plural of fr matrice)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la mātrīx  nom//acc//voc p)
     Spanish n.
     (noun form of es matriz  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: matrizar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Matrices
     German alt.
     (plural of de Matrix)
     German n.
     (plural of de Matrix)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices
     Ranska n.
     (fr-monikko m atrice)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst matrix)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  matrices'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst matrix)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Matrices /mˈeɪtɹɪsˌiːz/
  مصفوفات

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  matrices /mˈeɪtɹɪsˌiːz/ 
  matrice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  matrices /mˈeɪtɹɪsˌiːz/ 
   [mat] matice

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  matrices /mˈeɪtɹɪsˌiːz/ 
  matricsau 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  matrices /mˈeɪtɹɪsˌiːz/
  Grundsubstanzen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  matrices /mˈeɪtɹɪsˌiːz/
  Matrizen 
   see: matrix, resolvent matrix, adjacency matrix, band matrix, banded matrix, area matrix, bidiagonal matrix, diagonal matrix, bistochastic matrix, sparse matrix, identity matrix, unit matrix, augmented matrix, derivative matrix, conjugate matrix, Gram matrix, Hessian, Hessenberg matrix, Hilbert matrix, auxiliary matrix, Householder matrix, inverse matrix, Jacobian matrix, zero matrix, perturbation matrix, scattering matrix, access matrix
  

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈmatrɪsəs/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmeɪtɹɪsɪz/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/matɾiθes/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/matʁis/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     matrix的复数形

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