matric
/məˈtɹɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to matrices.
noun
The Matriculation Examination of the National University of Ireland (last held in 1992)
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Once, when some money disappeared […], it was Ben who took the cleaner under his wing and instituted inquiries which revealed a group of matric boys to be the culprits."
- "But throughout this book we look upon the matric algebras as our primary object;"
- "[…] the possibility of using matric methods to solve analysis and synthesis problems becomes apparent."
- "In other words, its controls are homeomorphic to the matric mathematics."
- "Entrance […] is on the basis of the Matriculation Examination (Matric) of the National University of Ireland (N.U.I.) held in June and September each year. […] Passes in the Leaving Certificate (L. C.) in the requisite subjects, or in the General Certificate of Education, Northern Ireland, are accepted as equivalent to Matric."
- "As well as me failing the Matric, my lack of sophistication was the despair of my mother."
Etymology
From matriculation.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /məˈtɹɪk/