母体 (mǔ tǐ) — (biology) the maternal body or parent organism; (formal or technical) matrix (in materials science, mathematics, etc.)
Definition
A formal/technical term: in biology, the maternal parent organism (the mother that carries offspring); in materials science and math, the 'matrix' — the base material or structure that embeds other elements.
noun
(biology) the maternal body or parent organism(formal or technical) matrix (in materials science, mathematics, etc.)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 母体。Tāi ér de jiàn kāng yǔ mǔ tǐ de huán jìng mì qiè xiāng guān.The health of the fetus is closely related to the maternal environment.
- 母体。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù de mǔ tǐ hé zǐ dài zhī jiān cún zài míng xiǎn chā yì.There are clear differences between the parent plant and its offspring.
- ，母体。Fù hé cái liào zhōng, mǔ tǐ de qiáng dù jué dìng le cái liào de xìng néng.In composite materials, the strength of the matrix determines the material's properties.
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