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matrix

1.	(noun) used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
	Related Words: cast, mold, mould

2.	(noun) the formative tissue at the base of a nail
	Related Words: animal tissue

3.	(noun) the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
	Synonyms: ground substance, intercellular substance
	Related Words: body substance

4.	(noun) a rectangular array of elements set out by rows and columns
	Related Words: array, correlation matrix, real matrix, square matrix

5.	(noun) an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
	Related Words: enclosure, natural enclosure