matriz

Definitions of matriz
  1. noun
    an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
    synonyms: original
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    type of:
    creación
    an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
  2. noun
    a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
    synonyms: cliché, estarcido, plantilla
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    type of:
    lámina
    a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
  3. noun
    a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
    synonyms: claustro materno, madre, seno, útero
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    type of:
    órgano reproductivo interno femenino
    the reproductive organs of a woman
  4. noun
    the part of a check that is retained as a record
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    type of:
    constancia
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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