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tract
pamphlet or leaflet; an extended area of land: a housing tract
Not to be confused with:
tracked – followed the traces of; made tracks upon: The children tracked mud into the house.
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tract 1
(trăkt)n.
1.
a. An expanse of land or water.
b. A specified or limited area of land: developing a 30-acre tract.
2. Anatomy
a. A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function: the alimentary tract.
b. A bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function.
3. Archaic A stretch or lapse of time.
[Middle English, period of time, from Latin tractus, course, space, period of time, from past participle of trahere, to draw.]
tract 2
(trăkt)n.
A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group.
[Middle English tracte, treatise, probably short for Latin tractātus, from past participle of tractāre, to discuss, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]
tract 3
(trăkt)n.
The verses from Scripture sung after the gradual in the Roman Catholic Mass during penitential seasons such as Lent or as part of a Requiem.
[Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, a drawing out (from its being an uninterrupted solo); see tract1.]
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tract
(trækt)n
1. an extended area, as of land
2. (Anatomy) anatomy a system of organs, glands, or other tissues that has a particular function: the digestive tract.
3. (Anatomy) a bundle of nerve fibres having the same function, origin, and termination: the optic tract.
4. archaic an extended period of time
[C15: from Latin tractus a stretching out, from trahere to drag]
tract
(trækt)n
(Journalism & Publishing) a treatise or pamphlet, esp a religious or moralistic one
[C15: from Latin tractātus tractate]
tract
(trækt)n
(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church an anthem in some Masses
[C14: from Medieval Latin tractus cantus extended song; see tract1]
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tract1
(trækt)n.
1. an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
2.
a. a definite region or area of the body, esp. a system of elongated parts or organs: the digestive tract.
b. a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin and destination.
3. a stretch or period of time; interval; lapse.
4. a Roman Catholic penitential anthem consisting of scriptural verses, sung after the gradual, esp. before Easter.
[1350–1400; < Latin tractus stretch (of space or time), a drawing out, derivative of trahere to draw]
tract2
(trækt)n.
a brief treatise or pamphlet for general distribution, usu. on a religious or political topic.
[1400–50; late Middle English tracte, appar. shortening of Medieval Latin tractātus tractate]
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tract
(trăkt) A system of body organs and connected parts that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion.
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| Noun | 1. |  tract - an extended area of land baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate center field, centerfield, center - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" left field, leftfield, left - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed railway yard, railyard, yard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines desert - arid land with little or no vegetation oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed breeding ground - a place where animals breed field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat" field of fire - the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth industrial park - a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life mud flat - a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide parade ground - an area for holding parades fairground - an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located fairway - a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement park, parkland - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" picnic area, picnic ground - a tract of land set aside for picnicking public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets toll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range" sector - a portion of a military position land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" subdivision - an area composed of subdivided lots mine field - a tract of land containing explosive mines terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain" plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" yard - a tract of land where logs are accumulated |
| 2. |  tract - a system of body parts that together serve some particular purposesystem - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" respiratory tract, airway - the passages through which air enters and leaves the body urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine | |
| 3. |  tract - a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklettreatise - a formal exposition | |
| 4. |  tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brainoptic radiation, radiatio optica - a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex commissure - a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord cerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths |
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tract
1noun area, lot, region, estate, district, stretch, quarter, territory, extent, zone, plot, expanse A vast tract of land is ready for development.
tract
2noun treatise, essay, leaflet, brochure, booklet, pamphlet, dissertation, monograph, homily, disquisition, tractate She produced a feminist tract, 'Comments on Birth Control'.
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tract
noun1. A part of the earth's surface:
Informal: neck of the woods.
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Translations
جِهاز، نِظاممَقالَه، كُرّاسَه، كُتَيِّبمِنْطَقَه واسِعَه
ústrojíkrajtraktát
områdeskriftsystem
alueelimetjuostekanavaseutu
traktátus
bæklingurmeltingarvegursvæîi, spilda
žemės plotas
traktātstraktszemesgabals
traktátústrojenstvo
arazi parçasıdinsel dergirisalesistem
tract
1 [trækt] N1. (= area of land, sea) → extensión f
tract
2 [trækt] N (= pamphlet) → folleto m, panfleto m; (= treatise) → tratado mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tract
[ˈtrækt] n [land] → étendue f
(= pamphlet) → tract m
(= part of body) respiratory tract → appareil m respiratoire, voies fpl respiratoires
the upper respiratory tract → l'appareil m respiratoire supérieur, les voies fpl respiratoires supérieures
digestive tract → appareil m digestif
the upper respiratory tract → l'appareil m respiratoire supérieur, les voies fpl respiratoires supérieures
digestive tract → appareil m digestif
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tract
1tract
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tract
1 [trækt] na. (area) → distesa
b. (Anat) respiratory tract → apparato respiratorio
tract
2 [trækt] n (pamphlet) → trattatello, libretto, opuscoloCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tract
(trӕkt) noun1. a piece of land.
2. a system formed by connected parts of the body. the digestive tract.
3. a short essay or booklet.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tract
n. tracto, tubo, vía, vías, sistema alargado compuesto de tejidos y órganos que actúan coordinadamente para desempeñar una función;
alimentary ___ → ___ alimenticio;
ascending ___ → ___ ascendiente;
biliary ___ → ___ biliar;
digestive ___ → ___ digestivo;
genitourinary ___ → ___ genitourinario;
olfactory ___ → vía olfatoria;
pyramidal ___ → ___ piramidal;
respiratory ___ → ___ o vía respiratoria.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tract
n tracto, vía, aparato; biliary — vías biliares; digestive o gastrointestinal — vía digestiva, tracto digestivo or gastrointestinal, aparato digestivo; genital — aparato or tracto genital; genitourinary — aparato or tracto genitourinario; (upper, lower) respiratory — vías respiratorias (superiores or altas, inferiores or bajas); urinary — aparato or tracto urinarioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.