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tracing

  • /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪsɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing.

noun tracings

  1. The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
  2. A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph.
  3. The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
  4. A regular path or track; a course.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of trace

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chasing, charting, mapping, raster, marking, paging, delineation, tracking, screening, route, plot, localisation, localizing, localization, locality, troubleshooting

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noun reproduction of an image

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"tracing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tracing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tracing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tracing

Chicago

"tracing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tracing.

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@misc{tracing_2026,
  title = {tracing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tracing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}