tracing

American  

[trey-sing] / ˈtreɪ sɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that traces.

2. something that is produced by tracing.

3. a copy of a drawing, map, plan, etc., made by tracing on a transparent sheet placed over the original.

4. the record made by a self-registering instrument.

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tracing British  

/ ˈtreɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a copy made by tracing

2. the act of making a trace

3. a record made by an instrument

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Etymology

Origin of tracing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; trace ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But Oppenheimer’s biography is a more straightforward tracing of Blume’s life and career.

From Los Angeles Times

By examining genetic material preserved in bones and teeth, his team is tracing how domesticated animals such as cattle, goats and sheep spread from the Fertile Crescent across Eurasia.

From Science Daily

"Success isn't always linear… success doesn't always go like that," he assured them, tracing a smooth upward line though the Twickenham air.

From BBC

The results provide a more complete portrait of Tyrannosaurus rex as a living animal, tracing its journey from young dinosaur to one of the largest land predators in Earth's history.

From Science Daily

AST SpaceMobile’s army of fervent retail trader fans will be hoping that by then, their own company’s satellites are already tracing their own celestial path.

From Barron's

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