Matrix (Noun)
Meaning 2
Mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The manufacturer carefully inspected the matrix before creating multiple copies of the vinyl record.
- In order to create identical molds for the letterpress printing press, a precise matrix of each letter and symbol was created.
- Each master record is pressed against a vinyl mixture, leaving behind an identical impression on the final record created from the original matrix.
- Typographers typically crafted multiple matrices to be assembled in combination, in various founts of movable type, into frames and so pressed upon sheet materials like ink coated canvas for precise text replication.
- The electroplating process created accurate inverse image copies of the original record matrix, which were used to mass-produce numerous vinyl records.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
(geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
An enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
The body substance in which tissue cells are embedded.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Synonyms
Meaning 6
(mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.