trace
trace/trās/
verb
- find or discover by investigation."police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area"synonyms: track down, find, discover, detect, unearth, uncover, turn up, hunt down, dig up, ferret out, run to ground, follow, pursue, trail, shadow, stalk, dog, find the source of, find the origins of, find the roots of, follow to its source, source
- 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"synonyms: copy, reproduce, go over, draw over, draw the lines of, draw, draw up, sketch, draft, outline, rough out, mark out, delineate, map, chart, record, indicate, show, depict
noun
- a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something."remove all traces of the old adhesive"synonyms: vestige, sign, mark, indication, suggestion, evidence, clue, remains, remnant, relic, survival, ghost, echo, memory, trail, track, spoor, marks, tracks, prints, imprints, footprints, footmarks, footsteps
- a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured."his body contained traces of amphetamines"
- 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"
- 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.
- a beaten path or small road; a track.
- the sum of the elements in the principle diagonal of a square matrix.
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verb · 1. a. : delineate, sketch. b. : to form (letters, figures, etc.) carefully or painstakingly. c · 2. a. : to follow or study out in detail or step by step.
trace noun [C] (FIND). a mark or sign that something happened or existed: They found traces of a lost civilization in the jungle. He vanished without a trace.
a barely discernible indication or evidence of some quantity, quality, characteristic, expression, etc.: a trace of anger in his tone.
trace in American English 1 · 1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige · 2. a barely ...
especially : to copy (a design or picture) by putting a thin piece of paper that you can see through over it and drawing on top of it.
verb ; 1. as in to define. to draw or make apparent the outline of ; 2. as in to track. to go after or on the track of ...