matriz

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mātrīcem (“dam; womb”), from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈtɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈtɾiʃ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧triz

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

   Antonym: filial

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 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

• igreja matriz
• Matriz
• matriz cartilaginosa
• matriz de unha
• matriz identidade
• matriz inversa
• matriz óssea
• matriz quadrada
• matriz simétrica
• matriz transposta
• matriz ungueal

Related terms

• matri-
• matricial
• matrizar
• matrizeiro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mātrīcem, from māter (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, *mother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maˈtɾiθ/ [maˈt̪ɾiθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /maˈtɾis/ [maˈt̪ɾis]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ma‧triz

Noun

matriz f (plural matrices)

1. (anatomy) uterus

   Synonym: útero

2. (business) head office or store

   Synonym: sede

3. (mathematics) matrix
4. (computing) matrix

   Synonym: vector bidimensional

5. (geology) matrix
6. origin, source

   Synonyms: fuente, origen

7. (tools) mold

   Synonym: molde

8. (tools) nut

   Synonym: tuerca

Derived terms

• lengua matriz
• matriz cuadrada
• matriz diagonal
• matriz extracelular
• matriz identidad
• matriz inversa
• matriz transpuesta

 

Related terms

• madriguera

 

Further reading

• “matriz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014