matrix
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
Noun 4 meanings
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
The metaphorical place where something is made, formed, or given birth.
The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
Etymology
From Middle English matris, matrice, matrix, from Old French matrice (“pregnant animal”), or from Latin mātrīx (“dam, womb”), both ultimately from māter (“mother”). Doublet of mother from Indo-European ancestor. Slang usage coined with the 1999 sci-fi action film The Matrix.
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MATRIX at a glance
MATRIX has 6 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + X 8) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,275 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with matrix
All rhymes- EXECUTRIX25
- VICTRIX19
- VARIX15
- PROSECUTRIX22
- AVIATRIX18
- DIRECTRIX19
- MEDIATRIX19
- TORTRIX14
- SUBMATRIX20
- GENETRIX16
- CICATRIX19
- EDITRIX15
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