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Trace

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Noun

1. hint, suggestion, trace

a just detectable amount

Example Sentences:
'he speaks French with a trace of an accent'

2. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige

an indication that something has been present

Example Sentences:
'there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim'
'a tincture of condescension'

3. ghost, touch, trace

a suggestion of some quality

Example Sentences:
'there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone'
'he detected a ghost of a smile on her face'

4. trace, tracing

a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

5. trace

either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

6. trace

a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

Verb

7. follow, trace

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

Example Sentences:
'We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba'
'trace the student's progress'

8. delineate, describe, draw, line, trace

make a mark or lines on a surface

Example Sentences:
'draw a line'
'trace the outline of a figure in the sand'

9. retrace, trace

to go back over again

Example Sentences:
'we retraced the route we took last summer'
'trace your path'

10. hound, hunt, trace

pursue or chase relentlessly

Example Sentences:
'The hunters traced the deer into the woods'
'the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him'

11. trace

discover traces of

Example Sentences:
'She traced the circumstances of her birth'

12. trace

make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

Example Sentences:
'The children traced along the edge of the dark forest'
'The women traced the pasture'

13. trace

copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

Example Sentences:
'trace a design'
'trace a pattern'

14. decipher, trace

read with difficulty

Example Sentences:
'Can you decipher this letter?'
'The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Trace

see synonyms of trace
noun
1. 
a mark or other sign that something has been in a place; vestige
2. 
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount or characteristic
3. 
a footprint or other indication of the passage of an animal or person
4. 
any line drawn by a recording instrument or a record consisting of a number of such lines
5. 
something drawn, such as a tracing
6. mainly US
a beaten track or path
7. 
the postulated alteration in the cells of the nervous system that occurs as the result of any experience or learning
See also memory trace, engram
8. geometry
the intersection of a surface with a coordinate plane
9. mathematics
the sum of the diagonal entries of a square matrix
10. linguistics
a symbol inserted in the constituent structure of a sentence to mark the position from which a constituent has been moved in a generative process
11. meteorology
an amount of precipitation that is too small to be measured
12. archaic
a way taken; route
verb
13. (transitive)
to follow, discover, or ascertain the course or development of (something)
to trace the history of China
14. (transitive)
to track down and find, as by following a trail
15. 
to copy (a design, map, etc) by drawing over the lines visible through a superimposed sheet of transparent paper or other material
16. (transitive; often foll by out)
a. 
to draw or delineate a plan or diagram of
she spent hours tracing the models one at a time
b. 
to outline or sketch (an idea, policy, etc)
he traced out his scheme for the robbery
17. (transitive)
to decorate with tracery
18. (transitive)
to imprint (a design) on cloth, etc
19. (usually foll by back)
to follow or be followed to source; date back
his ancestors trace back to the 16th century
20. archaic
to make one's way over, through, or along (something)
noun
1. 
either of the two side straps that connect a horse's harness to the swingletree
2. angling
a length of nylon or, formerly, gut attaching a hook or fly to a line
3.  kick over the traces

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Trace

see synonyms of trace
noun
1.  Obsolete
a way followed or path taken
2. 
a mark, footprint, etc. left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing
3.  US
a beaten path or trail left by the repeated passage of persons, vehicles, etc.
4. 
any perceptible mark left by a past person, thing, or event; sign; evidence; vestige
the traces of war
5. 
a barely perceptible amount; very small quantity
a trace of anger
6. 
something drawn or traced, as a mark, sketch, etc.
7. 
the traced record of a recording instrument
8. 
a. 
the visible line or spot that moves across the face of a cathode-ray tube
b. 
the path followed by this line or spot
9.  Chemistry
a very small amount, usually one quantitatively immeasurable
10.  Ancient Mathematics
a. 
the intersection of a line or of a projecting plane of the line with the coordinate plane
b. 
the sum of the elements on the main diagonal of a matrix
11.  Meteorology
precipitation amounting to less than 0.127 mm (0.005 in)
12.  Psychology
engram
verb transitiveWord forms: traced or ˈtracing
13.  Rare
to move along, follow, or traverse (a path, route, etc.)
14. 
to follow the trail or footprints of; track
15. 
a. 
to follow the development, process, or history of, esp. by proceeding from the latest to the earliest evidence, etc.
b. 
to determine (a source, date, etc.) by this procedure
16. 
to discover or ascertain by investigating traces or vestiges of (something prehistoric, etc.)
17. 
to draw, sketch, outline, etc.
18. 
to ornament with tracery
used chiefly in the past participle
19. 
to copy (a drawing, etc.) by following its lines on a superimposed transparent sheet
20. 
to form (letters, etc.) carefully or laboriously
21. 
to make or copy with a tracer
22. 
to record by means of a curved, broken, or wavy line, as in a seismograph
verb intransitive
23. 
to follow a path, route, development, etc.; make one's way
24. 
to go back or date back (to something past)
noun
1. 
either of two straps, chains, etc. connecting a draft animal's harness to the vehicle drawn
2. 
a rod, pivoted at each end, that transmits motion from one moving part of a machine to another

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Trace

see synonyms of trace
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. A constituent, such as a chemical compound or element, present in quantities less than a standard limit.
3. A path or trail that has been beaten out by the passage of animals or people.
4. An act of researching or ascertaining the origin or location of something: put a trace on the phone call; asked for a trace on a lost package.
5. A line drawn by a recording instrument, such as a cardiograph.
6. Mathematics
a. The point at which a line, or the curve in which a surface, intersects a coordinate plane.
b. The sum of the elements of the principal diagonal of a matrix.
7. An engram.
v. traced, trac·ing, trac·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To go along or follow (a path, for example): We traced the trail up the mountain.
b. To follow the course or trail of: trace a wounded deer.
2.
a. To ascertain the successive stages in the development or progress of: tracing the life cycle of an insect; trace the history of a family.
b. To discover or determine by searching or researching evidence: trace the cause of a disease.
c. To locate or ascertain the origin of: traced the money to a foreign bank account.
3.
a. To draw (a line or figure); sketch; delineate.
b. To form (letters) with special concentration or care.
4.
a. To copy by following lines seen through a sheet of transparent paper.
b. To follow closely (a prescribed pattern): The skater traced a figure eight.
5.
a. To imprint (a design) by pressure with an instrument on a superimposed pattern.
b. To make a design or series of markings on (a surface) by such pressure on a pattern.
6. To record (a variable), as on a graph.
v.intr.
1. To make one's way along a trail or course: We traced along the ridge.
2. To have origins; be traceable: linguistic features that trace to West Africa.
adj.
Occurring in extremely small amounts or in quantities less than a standard limit.
n.
1. One of two side straps or chains connecting a harnessed draft animal to a vehicle or whiffletree.
2. A bar or rod, hinged at either end to another part, that transfers movement from one part of a machine to another.

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