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trac·ing
(trā′sĭng)n.
1. A reproduction made by superimposing a transparent sheet and copying the lines of the original on it.
2. A graphic record made by a recording instrument, such as a cardiograph or seismograph.
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tracing
(ˈtreɪsɪŋ)n
1. a copy made by tracing
2. the act of making a trace
3. a record made by an instrument
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trac•ing
(ˈtreɪ sɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that traces.
2. something that is produced by tracing.
3. a copy of a drawing, map, plan, etc., made by tracing on a transparent sheet placed over the original.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | tracing - the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline draftsmanship, drawing, drafting - the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father" |
2. | 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 drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" | |
3. | tracing - the discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies" |
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Translations
نُسْخَةٌ بواسِطَة رَسْم الآثار
kopie
kalkering
rajzmásolat
eftirrit, kópía
tracing
[ˈtreɪsɪŋ]A. N
1. (with tracing paper) → calco m
2. (electronically) → traza f
3. [of phone call] → seguimiento m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tracing
tracing
:tracing file
n → Suchkartei f
tracing paper
n → Pauspapier nt
tracing service
n → Suchdienst m
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trace
(treis) noun1. a mark or sign left by something. There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.
2. a small amount. Traces of poison were found in the cup.
verb1. to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc. The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.
2. to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc. I traced the map.
ˈtracing noun a copy made by tracing. I made a tracing of the diagram.
trace elements elements that are needed in small quantities for the growing and developing of animal and plant life.
ˈtracing-paper noun thin transparent paper used for tracing.
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trac·ing
n. trazo, gráfica descriptiva que hace un instrumento al registrar un movimiento.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tracing
n (ECG, etc.) registroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.