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Tracing

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Definitions for Tracing

noun
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
noun
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
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noun
the discovery and description of the course of development of something
Examples
  1. the tracing of genealogies
verb
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
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  1. We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba
  2. trace the student's progress
  3. trace one's ancestry
verb
make a mark or lines on a surface
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  1. draw a line
  2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand
verb
to go back over again
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  1. we retraced the route we took last summer
  2. trace your path
verb
pursue or chase relentlessly
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  1. The hunters traced the deer into the woods
  2. the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
verb
discover traces of
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  1. She traced the circumstances of her birth
verb
make one's course or travel along a path
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  1. travel or pass over, around, or along
  2. The children traced along the edge of the dark forest
  3. The women traced the pasture
verb
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it
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  1. make a tracing of
  2. trace a design
  3. trace a pattern
verb
read with difficulty
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  1. Can you decipher this letter?
  2. The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs

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