English Explanatory Dictionary

tracing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
  2. A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph.
  3. The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
  4. A regular path or track; a course.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of trace

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tracing.wav

Word forms

tracing tracings

Etymology

From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing.

Related words

trace

Derived words

beam tracing cone tracing contact tracing contact-tracing distributed ray tracing path tracing ray tracing skip tracing tracing paper traitor tracing
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