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traceable

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈtɹeɪsəbəl/
  • US, sometimes: [ˈt͡ʃɹeɪsəbəl]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EY1 S AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being traced; possible to track down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There was no traceable evidence left when the detectives arrived.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing a Hamiltonian path.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable of being traced or tracked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a traceable riverbed
  • the traceable course of an ancient wall

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trackable

Antonyms: untraceable

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(usually followed by `to') able to be traced to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a failure traceable to lack of energy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English trace Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English traceable From trace + -able.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: проследим (prosledim) — capable of being traced; possible to track down
  • German: nachvollziehbar — capable of being traced; possible to track down
  • Romanian: trasabil — capable of being traced; possible to track down
  • Romanian: care poate fi trasat — capable of being traced; possible to track down
  • Romanian: reperabil — capable of being traced; possible to track down