tracing

[trey-sing]

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.

tracing

/ ˈtreɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a copy made by tracing

2. the act of making a trace

3. a record made by an instrument

Word History and Origins

Origin of tracing¹

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

Example Sentences

The regional authority confirmed that infection tracing, initially covering guests who ate at the restaurant between 25 and 27 September, had since been widened to include people who dined there from 23 and 24 September.

From BBC

It threads through the dark, tracing the melancholy of separation and the intimacy of the night, as the voices of Angel Baby and Art Laboe come through radio speakers.

From Los Angeles Times

He also got emotional while tracing his Glasgow roots on the show, which finds the 78-year-old actor and comedian ticking off items on his travel bucket list.

From BBC

Beneath those were strips of yellowing shoe patterns and a tracing of the actor’s foot with a note written in loopy cursive:

From Los Angeles Times

Police said tracing of the Croatian mobile phone showed the car crossing into Belgium early on Tuesday morning.

From BBC

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