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English term or phrase:
matrix / suffuse
English answer:
array / permeate
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Sep 27, 2004 23:11
20 yrs ago
English term
matrix / suffuse
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Obviously, mother love is anything but natural and everywhere maternal thinking and practice are a complex matrix of images, meanings, sentiments and practices that are suffused with social, cultural, and political meaning.
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Michael Powers (PhD)
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array / permeate
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... are a complex array of images, meaning, sentiments and practices that are permeated by social, cultural, and political meaning.
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Merriam-Webster 11th Edition
Meaning number 5 of \"matrix\":
5 a : a rectangular array of mathematical elements (as the coefficients of simultaneous linear equations) that can be combined to form sums and products with similar arrays having an appropriate number of rows and columns b : something resembling a mathematical matrix especially in rectangular arrangement of elements into rows and columns c : an array of circuit elements
Main Entry:suf£fuse
Pronunciation:s*-*fy*z
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:suf£fused ; suf£fus£ing
Etymology:Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere, literally, to pour beneath, from sub- + fundere to pour — more at FOUND
Date:1590
: to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : FLUSH, FILL *the northern horizon was suffused with a deep red glow — P. M. Leschak*
synonyms see INFUSE
–suf£fu£sion \\-*fy*-zh*n\\ noun
–suf£fu£sive \\-*fy*-siv, -ziv\\ adjective
My interpretation of \"matrix\" in this case has nothing to do with mathematics, but rather an array of elements (in this case, \"images, meaning, sentimens and practices\")
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Likewise, another way of expressing the act of being spread over in the maanner of fluid or light is to be permeated.
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-27 23:15:27 GMT)
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... are a complex array of images, meaning, sentiments and practices that are permeated by social, cultural, and political meaning.
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-09-27 23:17:57 GMT)
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Merriam-Webster 11th Edition
Meaning number 5 of \"matrix\":
5 a : a rectangular array of mathematical elements (as the coefficients of simultaneous linear equations) that can be combined to form sums and products with similar arrays having an appropriate number of rows and columns b : something resembling a mathematical matrix especially in rectangular arrangement of elements into rows and columns c : an array of circuit elements
Main Entry:suf£fuse
Pronunciation:s*-*fy*z
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:suf£fused ; suf£fus£ing
Etymology:Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere, literally, to pour beneath, from sub- + fundere to pour — more at FOUND
Date:1590
: to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : FLUSH, FILL *the northern horizon was suffused with a deep red glow — P. M. Leschak*
synonyms see INFUSE
–suf£fu£sion \\-*fy*-zh*n\\ noun
–suf£fu£sive \\-*fy*-siv, -ziv\\ adjective
My interpretation of \"matrix\" in this case has nothing to do with mathematics, but rather an array of elements (in this case, \"images, meaning, sentimens and practices\")
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-27 23:18:29 GMT)
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Likewise, another way of expressing the act of being spread over in the maanner of fluid or light is to be permeated.
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set of (matrix) - I would use infused
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we are the result of everything we have seen, heard, felt and learned; our maternal behavior is molded by our models and infused (like tea infuses hot water) with many influences
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the majority of mothers do a good job and retain the instinct to protect their young
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-27 23:19:24 GMT)
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we are the result of everything we have seen, heard, felt and learned; our maternal behavior is molded by our models and infused (like tea infuses hot water) with many influences
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-09-27 23:20:32 GMT)
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the majority of mothers do a good job and retain the instinct to protect their young
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