linear-tracking

[ lin-ee-er-trak-ing ]

/ ˈlɪn i ərˈtræk ɪŋ /

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adjective

(of a tone arm) designed to move across a phonograph record in a straight line, instead of an arc, so that as the needle tracks the groove, its orientation remains unchanged.

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Words nearby linear-tracking

linear perspective, linear programming, linear regression analysis, linear space, line art, linear-tracking, linear transformation, lineate, lineation, linebacker, line block

How to use linear-tracking in a sentence

A dozen Revolutionary Guards were caught deep inside Pakistan, tracking Rigi.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are tracking down the man,” the Bangalore Police Commissioner said.
The Scared Widdle Kitty of ISIS|Jacob Siegel|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She recounts sending Ivgy a script, then tracking the actress down at school.
‘Zero Motivation’: the Funny Side of the IDF|Melissa Leon|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
MIT Professor Eric Alm thinks that sewers are the missing link to tracking public health.
The Secret to Tracking Ebola, MERS, and Flu? Sewers|Wudan Yan|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This was the most sophisticated global tracking system ever devised, and it worked with lethal efficiency.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The child now aims at constructing a particular linear representation, that of a man, a horse, or what not.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Curious differences appear in respect of the completeness of this linear noting or enumerating of features.
Children's Ways|James Sully
This habit of scribble may persist after a child attempts a linear description of the parts of an object.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The snowshoe rabbit made its appearance, tracking the shadowy, silent woods with great, outlandish marks.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
Here the party spread out, paying close attention to the pavement, as if they were engaged in tracking something.
Star Born|Andre Norton