traceable

[trey-suh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being traced.

2. attributable or ascribable (usually followed byto ).

   a victory traceable to good coaching.

Other Word Forms

• traceability noun
• traceableness noun
• traceably adverb
• nontraceability noun
• nontraceable adjective
• nontraceableness noun
• nontraceably adverb
• untraceable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of traceable¹

First recorded in 1740–50; trace ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

It found meat was not properly traceable, sell-by dates were altered and the chicken was not properly chilled when it was transported in dirty vans across south and west Wales.

From BBC

In the long term, antibiotic-resistant infections traceable to Ukrainian patients are already beginning to appear in places as distant as Japan.

From Salon

Gi-hun then trades his life for that of an infant with no parents, no name and no traceable identity.

From Salon

One internet safety expert said it was "a huge user experience and security problem" as some posts are easily traceable, through usernames and profile pictures, to social media accounts.

From BBC

He was given a piece of a lampshade as evidence to take back to Britain - the original was broken up and, other than the frame, no other parts remained traceable.

From BBC

Related Words

• attributable 
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