Definition of matrix

• n. - The womb.
• n. - Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything
• n. - The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.
• n. - The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
• n. - The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
• n. - The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
• n. - A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.