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   Trace

   /trās/

   

   verb

   • 1. find or discover by investigation: "police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area" Similar track downfinddiscoverdetectunearthuncoverturn uphunt downdig upferret outrun to groundfollowpursuetrailshadowstalkdogfind the source offind the origins offind the roots offollow to its sourcesource
   • ▪ find or describe the origin or development of: "Bob's book traces his flying career with the Marines"
   • ▪ follow or mark the course or position of (something) with one's eye, mind, or finger: "through the binoculars, I traced the path I had taken the night before"
   • ▪ take (a particular path or route): "a tear traced a lonely path down her cheek"
   • 2. copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper: "trace a map of the world onto a large piece of paper" Similar copyreproducego overdraw overdraw the lines ofdrawdraw upsketchdraftoutlinerough outmark outdelineatemapchartrecordindicateshowdepict
   • ▪ draw (a pattern or line), especially with one's finger or toe: "she traced a pattern in the dirt with the toe of her shoe"
   • ▪ give an outline of: "the article traces out some of the connections between education, qualifications, and the labor market"

   noun

   • 1. a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something: "remove all traces of the old adhesive" Similar vestigesignmarkindicationsuggestionevidenceclueremainsremnantrelicsurvivalghostechomemorytrailtrackspoormarkstracksprintsimprintsfootprintsfootmarksfootsteps
   • ▪ a line or pattern displayed by an instrument using a moving pen or a luminous spot on a screen to show the existence or nature of something that is being investigated.
   • ▪ a physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory.
   • 2. a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured: "his body contained traces of amphetamines"
   • ▪ a slight indication or barely discernible hint of something: "just a trace of a smile" Similar bitspotspecktouchhintsuggestionsuspicionnuanceintimationtrifledropdashtingetincturestreakshredcrumbfragmentshadowwhiffbreathjotiotainformal:smidgentad
   • 3. a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made, or the origin of an error in a computer program: "we've got a trace on the call"
   • 4. a line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane.
   • 5. a beaten path or small road; a track. North American, West Indian
   • 6. the sum of the elements in the principle diagonal of a square matrix.

   Word Origin Middle English (first recorded as a noun in the sense ‘path that someone or something takes’): from Old French trace (noun), tracier (verb), based on Latin tractus (see tract1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. traceless adjective

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   What does a trace look like?

   • trace may suggest any line, mark, or discernible effect. vestige applies to a tangible reminder such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone. track implies a continuous line that can be followed. Verb The children traced their hands onto the sidewalk with chalk.

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   What are some common uses for a trace?

   • As long as you are simulating a game, Trace can be used. Coaches and teams use Trace for scrimmages at practice, for ID Camps, and more. What you need is to have two halves (can be between 25 – 45 mins) and to switch sides at halftime. That’s it.

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   What is the definition of a trace?

   • Trace , the broader term, denotes any mark or slight indication of something past or present: a trace of ammonia in water. Vestige is more limited and refers to some slight, though actual, remains of something that no longer exists: vestiges of one's former wealth.

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   trace: [noun] a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. an amount of a chemical constituent not always quantitatively determinable because of minuteness.

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   TRACE definition: 1. to find someone or something that was lost: 2. to find the origin of something: 3. to discover…. Learn more.

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   • trace somebody/something (to something) to find or discover somebody/something by looking carefully for them/it synonym track down. We finally traced him to an address in Chicago.
   • trace something (back) (to something) to find the origin or cause of something. She could trace her family tree back to the 16th century. The leak was eventually traced to a broken seal.
   • trace something (from something) (to something) to describe a process or the development of something. Her book traces the town's history from Saxon times to the present day.
   • trace something (out) to draw a line or lines on a surface. She traced a line in the sand. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverb. gently. lightly. slowly … preposition.

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   4 trace something (out) to draw a line or lines on a surface She traced a line in the sand. 5 trace something to follow the shape or outline of something He traced the route on the map. A tear traced a path down her cheek. 6 trace something to copy a map, drawing, etc. by drawing on tracing paper (= transparent paper) placed over it

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    trace. Word family (noun) trace (adjective) traceable (verb) trace. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Painting and drawing trace1 /treɪs/ AWL verb [ transitive] 1 find somebody/something to find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully She had given up all hope of tracing her ...