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

Aerial images revealed shadows tracing many of the surface cracks.

From Science Daily

At a Sunday morning memorial, club members and friends walked together along the bluffs at Lovers Point, tracing the route of Fox’s final mile in the water, the Mercury News reported.

From Los Angeles Times

"You are experiencing a journey from 11th Century England, when power was invested in the sovereign and as you walk your way to the Commons you are tracing your way towards our parliamentary democracy."

From BBC

Amazon caught North Korean IT worker by tracing keystroke data.

From MarketWatch

The first is how much it costs a local or state health department to address each case, which includes contact tracing, targeted vaccination mobilization and testing.

From MarketWatch

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