tracking
Americannoun
noun
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the act or process of following something or someone
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electrical engineering a leakage of electric current between two points separated by an insulating material caused by dirt, carbon particles, moisture, etc
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the way wheels on a vehicle are aligned
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a function of a video cassette recorder, which adjusts the alignment of the heads in order to achieve the best possible audio and video reproduction from each recording
Other Word Forms
- mistracking noun
Example Sentences
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Instead, astronomers discovered them by carefully tracking the motion of nearby stars.
From Science Daily
On Thursday morning, there were heavy thunderstorms throughout southern Ventura County with radar tracking storm activity along a line extending from 6 miles south of La Conchita to near Point Mugu.
From Los Angeles Times
They demonstrate sophisticated theory of mind, tracking what others know and don’t know.
"Igi's nose and tracking abilities can be invaluable to the policing efforts," he said.
From BBC
Year-round tracking is especially useful when the economy is experiencing high inflation.
From MarketWatch
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