a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
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tracing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | drafting, draftsmanship, drawing |
| Derivation | trace |
tracing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | discovery, find, uncovering |
the tracing of genealogies.
Examples of tracing
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For years, the ATF had been releasing tracing data that was at least a year old.
From the washingtonpost.com
Tracing a line along the northwestern end is a long, thin island called Palawan.
From the theatlantic.com
That meant primarily copying and tracing drawings and paintings by past masters.
From the nytimes.com
Finally, ATF tracing data catches roughly 50% of all firearms used in homicides.
From the economist.com
I have been thumbing thru The Economist's tracing paper pages since I was a kid.
From the economist.com
Typing of urinary JC virus DNA offers a novel means of tracing human migrations.
From the nature.com
Students refine visual-motor skills by practicing cutting, writing, and tracing.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Anything from printing paper to tissue, tracing paper, or newspaper can be used.
From the ecocentric.blogs.time.com
Protein-coding genes can be identified by tracing back through proteins and RNA.
From the newscientist.com
- The act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
- A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- The discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies"
- (trace) a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
- (trace) an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
- (trace) make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
- In law, tracing is a process, not a remedy, by which a claimant demonstrates what has happened to his/her property, identifies its proceeds and those persons who have handled or received them, and asks the court to award a proprietary claim against the property, or an asset substituted for the ...
- In software engineering, tracing is a specialized use of logging to record information about a program's execution. ...
- TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) is a NASA space telescope designed to investigate the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun by providing high resolution images and observation of the solar photosphere and transition region ...
