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   trace

   /treɪs/

   verb

   • 1. find or discover by investigation: "police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area" Similar track downfinddiscoverdetectunearthuncoverturn uphunt downdig upferret outrun to groundfollowpursuetrailshadowstalkdogfind the source offind the origins offind the roots offollow to its sourcesource
   • ▪ find or describe the origin or development of: "Bob's book traces his flying career with the RAF"
   • ▪ follow or mark the course or position of (something) with one's eye, mind, or finger: "through the binoculars, I traced the path I had taken the night before"
   • ▪ take (a particular path or route): "a tear traced a lonely path down her cheek"
   • 2. copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper: "trace a map of the world on to a large piece of paper" Similar copyreproducego overdraw overdraw the lines ofdrawdraw upsketchdraftoutlinerough outmark outdelineatemapchartrecordindicateshowdepict
   • ▪ draw (a pattern or line), especially with one's finger or toe: "she traced a pattern in the dirt with the toe of her shoe"
   • ▪ give an outline of: "the article traces out some of the connections between education, qualifications, and the labour market"

   noun

   • 1. a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something: "remove all traces of the old adhesive" Similar vestigesignmarkindicationsuggestionevidenceclueremainsremnantrelicsurvivalghostechomemorytrailtrackspoormarkstracksprintsimprintsfootprintsfootmarksfootsteps
   • ▪ a line or pattern displayed by an instrument to show the existence or nature of something which is being recorded or measured.
   • ▪ a physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory.
   • 2. a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured: "his body contained traces of amphetamines"
   • ▪ a barely discernible indication of something: "just a trace of a smile" Similar bitspotspecktouchhintsuggestionsuspicionnuanceintimationtrifledropdashtingetincturestreakshredcrumbfragmentshadowwhiffbreathjotiotainformal:smidgentad
   • 3. a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made: "we've got a trace on the call"
   • 4. a line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane.
   • 5. a path or track. North American, West Indian
   • 6. the sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix.

   Word Origin Middle English (first recorded as a noun in the sense ‘path that someone or something takes’): from Old French trace (noun), tracier (verb), based on Latin tractus (see tract1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. traceless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does trace mean?

   • The meaning of TRACE is a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. How to use trace in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Trace.

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   What does tracing mean?

   • , traced, trac·ing. to follow the footprints, track, or traces of. to trace one's ancestry to the Pilgrims. to follow (footprints, evidence, the history or course of something, etc.). to trace a political movement. The police were unable to trace his whereabouts. to draw (a line, outline, figure, etc.). to make a plan, diagram, or map of.

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   What is a trace in a sentence?

   • A trace of light had begun to soften the sky over the dome, but had not yet seeped down to ground level. Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.

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   What does traces mean in graphic design?

   • Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand. If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. The exhibition traces the history of graphic design. 23 meanings: 1. a mark or other sign that something has been in a place; vestige 2. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount or....

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   What does trace a line mean?

   • trace something (from something) (to something) to describe a process or the development of something Her book traces the town's history from Saxon times to the present day. trace something (out) to draw a line or lines on a surface She traced a line in the sand. trace something to follow the shape or outline of something

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   What does it mean to trace the origin or development of something?

   • If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. The exhibition traces the history of graphic design in America from the 19th century to the present. [VERB noun] I first went there to trace my roots, visiting my mum's home island of Jamaica. [VERB noun]

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   TRACE definition: 1. to find someone or something that was lost: 2. to find the origin of something: 3. to discover…. Learn more.

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     TRACE translate: 找到, 找到，查出，發現, 追查…的來源,...

   • Traceability

     TRACEABILITY definition: 1. the ability to discover...

   • Znaczenie Trace, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     trace definicja: 1. to find someone or something that was...

   • Trace: Russian Translation

     TRACE translate: находить, обнаруживать, устанавливать...

   • Trace: Korean Translation

     trace translate: (자취를) 추적하다, 자취, 흔적. Learn more in the...

   • Trace Spanish Translation

     TRACE translate: localizar, rastro, rastrear, localizar,...

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   Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.

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   1. a. : a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. a trace of a smile. b. : an amount of a chemical constituent not always quantitatively determinable because of minuteness. 2. a. : a mark or line left by something that has passed.

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   A trace is a sign which shows you that someone or something has been in a place. The local church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle.

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   n. 1. a. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing. b. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige: left without a trace of having been there. 2. a. An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication: spoke with a trace of sarcasm. b.

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   trace something to copy a map, drawing, etc. by drawing on tracing paper (= paper that you can see through) placed over it. Definition of trace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'trace'. 1. If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed. [...] 1. Trace back means the same as trace. [...] 2. If you trace someone or something, you find them after looking for them.