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Matrix (noun)
The womb.
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Matrix (noun)
The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
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Matrix (noun)
An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
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Matrix (noun)
Part of the mitochondrion.
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Matrix (noun)
The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
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Matrix (noun)
A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.
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Matrix (noun)
A two-dimensional array.
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Matrix (noun)
A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.
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Matrix (noun)
A table of data.
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Matrix (noun)
A geological matrix.
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Matrix (noun)
The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
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Matrix (noun)
The environment from which a given sample is taken.
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Matrix (noun)
In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
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Matrix (noun)
In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.
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Matrix (noun)
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
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Matrix (noun)
The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.
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Matrix (noun)
A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.
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Table (noun)
Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
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Table (noun)
An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
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Table (noun)
A flat tray which can be used as a table.
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Table (noun)
The lineup of players at a given table.
“That’s the strongest table I’ve ever seen at a European Poker Tour event”
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Table (noun)
A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game.
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Table (noun)
A two-dimensional presentation of data.
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Table (noun)
A service of Holy Communion.
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Table (noun)
A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
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Table (noun)
A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
“The children were practising multiplication tables.”
“Don’t you know your tables?”
“Here is a table of natural logarithms.”
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Table (noun)
A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
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Table (noun)
The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
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Table (noun)
One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
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Table (noun)
The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
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Table (verb)
To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. from 15th c.
“to table fines”
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Table (verb)
To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed. from 15th c.
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Table (verb)
To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict. 17th–19th c.
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Table (verb)
To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda. from 17th c.
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Table (verb)
To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something. from 19th c.
“The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later.”
“The motion was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date.”
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Table (verb)
To join (pieces of timber) together using coaks. 18th–19th c.
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Table (verb)
To put on a table. from 19th c.
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Table (verb)
To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
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Matrix (noun)
the cultural, social, or political environment in which something develops
“Oxbridge was the matrix of the ideology”
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Matrix (noun)
a mass of fine-grained rock in which gems, crystals, or fossils are embedded
“nodules of secondary limestone set in a matrix of porous dolomite”
“such fossils will often be partly concealed by matrix”
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Matrix (noun)
the substance between cells or in which structures are embedded
“the lipid matrix of olfactory cells”
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Matrix (noun)
fine material used to bind together the coarser particles of a composite substance
“the matrix of gravel paths is hoed regularly”
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Matrix (noun)
a mould in which something, such as a record or printing type, is cast or shaped
“her two duets with Isobel Baillie were never issued and the matrices were destroyed”
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Matrix (noun)
a rectangular array of quantities or expressions in rows and columns that is treated as a single entity and manipulated according to particular rules
“this formula applies for all square matrices”
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Matrix (noun)
an organizational structure in which two or more lines of command, responsibility, or communication may run through the same individual
“matrix structures are said to foster greater flexibility”
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Table (noun)
a piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at
“she put the plate on the table”
“he rang the restaurant to book a table for lunch”
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Table (noun)
food provided in a restaurant or household
“he was reputed to have the finest French table of the time”
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Table (noun)
a group seated at table for a meal
“the whole table was in gales of laughter”
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Table (noun)
a meeting place or forum for formal discussions held to settle an issue or dispute
“the negotiating table”
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Table (noun)
the dummy hand (which is exposed on the table).
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Table (noun)
a set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
“the population has grown, as shown in table 1”
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Table (noun)
a list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another; a league table
“the team’s slide down the First Division table”
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Table (noun)
multiplication tables
“children at the school have spelling tests and learn their tables”
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Table (noun)
a collection of data stored in memory as a series of records, each defined by a unique key stored with it.
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Table (noun)
a flat, typically rectangular, vertical surface; a panel.
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Table (noun)
a horizontal moulding, especially a cornice.
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Table (noun)
a slab of wood or stone bearing an inscription.
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Table (noun)
a flat surface of a gem.
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Table (noun)
a cut gem with two flat faces.
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Table (noun)
each half or quarter of a folding board for backgammon.
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Table (verb)
present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting
“more than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled”
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Table (verb)
postpone consideration of
“I’d like the issue to be tabled for the next few months”
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Table (verb)
strengthen (a sail) by making a hem at the edge.