rock vs matrix

rock and matrix both are nouns.

rock is a verb but matrix is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rock	Yes	No	Yes	No
matrix	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, matrix is a hyponym of rock; that is, matrix is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rock:

rock: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
matrix: (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded

Other hyponyms of rock include quartzite, road metal, sedimentary rock, sial, sima, metamorphic rock, crushed rock, gravel, caliche, shingling, pumice, pumice stone, aphanite, claystone, dolomite, emery rock, emery stone, conglomerate, pudding stone, fieldstone, greisen, calc-tufa, tufa, magma, igneous rock, limestone, marble.

rock (noun)	matrix (noun)
pitching dangerously to one side	mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western	the formative tissue at the base of a nail
hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)	the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter	(mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable	an enclosure within which something originates or develops
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust	(geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded

rock (verb)	matrix (verb)
move back and forth or sideways
cause to move back and forth

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