Matrices
['meɪtrɪsiːz] or ['metrɪsiz]
Definition
(pl. ) of Matrix
Editor: Vince
Examples
- Good casts were often thus procured, but the uncertainty of the process, arising from the frequent fusion of the lead matrices, caused it to be discontinued. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- There are altogether about 1,500 of the little brass matrices. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The matrices thus obtained were in like manner impressed on a fusible metal, which melted at a lower temperature than the lead. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He cut matrices for the whole alphabet, and then showed the letters cast from them to Gutenberg and Faust. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Vince