What does matriz in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word matriz in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use matriz in Spanish.

The word matriz in Spanish means womb, original, mould, stub, matrix, headquarters, parent company, dot-matrix printer, square matrix. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word matriz

womb

nombre femenino (órgano reproductor femenino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puede quedar embarazada porque tiene un quiste en la matriz.
She can't get pregnant because she has a cyst in her womb.

original

adjetivo de una sola terminación (original)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El plan matriz no tiene tantos errores.
The original plan doesn't have that many errors.

mould

nombre femenino (troquel, cuño) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una matriz es un molde que da forma a una pieza de material en estado líquido, ya sea plástico o metal.
A mould gives shape to a piece of material that is in liquid form, either plastic or metal.

stub

nombre femenino (parte del talonario) (check)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando hagas un cheque debes anotar en la matriz el importe, el concepto y la fecha del mismo.
When writing a check you should write down the amount on the stub, the concept and the date.

matrix

nombre femenino (conjunto de números)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una matriz es una colección ordenada de valores colocados en filas y columnas.
A matrix is a collection of organized values placed in columns and rows.

headquarters

(neg: oficina o tienda principal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La casa matriz de nuestra empresa está en Buenos Aires.
Our company's headquarters is in Buenos Aires.

parent company

(sociedad central)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta empresa matriz controla más de cincuenta filiales en todo el mundo.
This parent company controls over fifty branches around the world.

dot-matrix printer

nombre femenino (tipo de impresora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La impresora de matriz de punto es más barata que la láser.

square matrix

(arreglo matemático)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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