Definition of tracing Tracing

/tɹejˈsɪŋ/ - [treysing] - trac•ing

We found 13 definitions of tracing from 6 different sources.

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What does tracing mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tracings

tracing - a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
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  drawing act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
tracing - the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
  draftsmanship, drafting, drawing the craft of drawing blueprints
tracing - the discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tracing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Trace
  • tracing (n.)
    The act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying by marking on thin paper, or other transparent substance, the lines of a pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus producted.
  • tracing (n.)
    A regular path or track; a course.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tracing
    trā′sing, n. act of one who traces: act of copying by marking on thin paper the lines of a pattern placed beneath: the copy so produced.—n. Trā′cing-pā′per, a transparent paper which, when laid over a drawing, &c., allows the drawing to be seen through it, so that a copy can be made by tracing the lines of the original on the paper

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • tracing
    Is the succession of lines that show the figure of the works, and indicate the direction in which the defensive masses are laid out, in order to obtain a proper defense.
  • tracing
    Is the succession of lines that show the figure of the works, and indicate the direction in which the defensive masses are laid out, in order to obtain a proper defense.

Part of speech

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  • tracing, verb, gerund of trace (infinitive).
  • tracing, noun, singular of tracings.

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