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

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

From BBC

In some cases the children were falsely recorded as orphans, or their identities changed, making tracing them - then and now - all the more difficult.

From BBC

They are a similar colour to the soil, so require animal hunters to unearth them by tracing their strong scent.

From BBC

Anjali has spent the past year shuttling between police stations and courts, tracing the trail of her vanished money and petitioning authorities - including the prime minister - for help.

From BBC

Beautiful Eagle Creek sits just off Tillman Road in Statesboro, Ga., tracing the edge of the practice field at Georgia Southern University, where for more than four decades, the creek has been considered holy ground.

From Los Angeles Times

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