trace

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trace
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Meanings
verb
  • find or discover by investigation.
    E.g. police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area
  • copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper.
    E.g. trace a map of the world on to a large piece of paper
noun
  • a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.
    E.g. remove all traces of the old adhesive
  • a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured.
    E.g. his body contained traces of amphetamines
  • a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made.
    E.g. we've got a trace on the call
  • a line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane.
  • a path or track.
  • the sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix.
noun
  • each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.

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