Definition of traces Traces
/tɹejˈsʌz/ - [treysuz] -
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Wiktionary 
- traces (Noun)
Plural of trace. - traces (Noun)
Minute remnants.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| trace - a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | ||
| print, mark a picture or design printed from an engraving | ||
| trace - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" | ||
| hint, suggestion | ||
| small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | ||
| trace - either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | ||
| line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line" | ||
| trace - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" | ||
| vestige, tincture, shadow | ||
| indicant, indication something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" | ||
| trace - a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image | ||
| tracing | ||
| drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" | ||
| trace - a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" | ||
| touch, ghost | ||
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| trace - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" | ||
| draw, line, describe, delineate | ||
| draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" | ||
| draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus" | ||
| mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | ||
| construct draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle" | ||
| inscribe address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication | ||
| circumscribe draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" | ||
| circumscribe draw a line around; "He drew a circle around the points" | ||
| write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" | ||
| trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" | ||
| follow | ||
| keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow observe with attention; "They watched as the murderer was executed" | ||
| keep abreast, keep up, follow prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam" | ||
| canvass, analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | ||
| trace - copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern" | ||
| re-create, copy form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind; "His mind re-creates the entire world" | ||
| trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" | ||
| detect, notice, discover, observe, find discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" | ||
| trace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" | ||
| retrace | ||
| return submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body" | ||
| trace - make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" | ||
| go forward, proceed, continue follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" | ||
| trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" | ||
| hound, hunt | ||
| dog, give chase, chase after, go after, tail, chase, tag, track, trail remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||
| ferret hunt with ferrets | ||
| trace - read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" | ||
| decipher | ||
| read to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" | ||
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Wiktionary
- trace (Noun)
An act of tracing. - trace (Noun)
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal. - trace (Noun)
A very small amount. - trace (Noun)
An electric current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board . - trace (Noun)
An informal road or prominent path in an arid area. - trace (Noun)
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug. - trace (Noun)
The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix. - trace (Verb)
To follow the trail of. - trace (Verb)
To follow the history of. - trace (Verb)
To draw or sketch. - trace (Verb)
To copy onto a sheet of transparent paper. - trace (Verb)
To walk; to go; to travel.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- trace (n.)
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug. - trace (v. t.)
A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace. - trace (v. t.)
A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr. - trace (v. t.)
A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige. - trace (v. t.)
The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane. - trace (v. t.)
The ground plan of a work or works. - trace (v. t.)
To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing. - trace (v. t.)
To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens. - trace (v. t.)
Hence, to follow the trace or track of. - trace (v. t.)
To copy; to imitate. - trace (v. t.)
To walk over; to pass through; to traverse. - trace (v. i.)
To walk; to go; to travel.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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trace
To follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something. -
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To copy onto a sheet of transparent paper.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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trace
trās, n. a mark left: footprint: a small quantity: (fort.) the ground-plan of a work.—v.t. to follow by tracks or footsteps, to discover the tracks of, to follow step by step, to traverse: to follow with exactness: to sketch: to cover with traced lines or tracery.—v.i. to move, travel: to dance.—adj. Trace′able, that may be traced.—n. Trace′ableness.—adv. Trace′ably.—ns. Trā′cer; Trā′cery, ornamentation traced in flowing outline: the beautiful forms in stone with which the arches of Gothic windows are filled for the support of the glass. [Fr.,—L. tructus, pa.p. of trahĕre, to draw.] -
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trās, n. one of the straps by which a vehicle is drawn. [O. Fr. trays, trais, same as traits, pl. of trait; cf. Trait.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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trace
In fortification, the horizontal disposition of the works; also, a plan of the same.
