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noun
The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A regular path or track; a course.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of trace
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the discovery and description of the course of development of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: discovery, find, uncovering
noun
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: drawing, draftsmanship, drafting
noun
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: trace
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Broader terms: drawing
History
From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing.
Across languages
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