tracing

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/ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/

noun

The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.

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trace
OriginMiddle English tracyng →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

nountracing (plural tracings)

plural 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. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trace

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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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trace
Broader
drawing
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trace

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtracyng
  2. Englishtracing

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

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Translations

Finnish kalkio, piirturikäyrä
  • kalkioreproduction of an image
  • piirturikäyrärecord in the form of a graph
  • jäljitysprocess of finding something
  • reittiregular path or track
Portuguese decalque
  • decalquereproduction of an image

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tracing

racingfacingplacingspacingchasingcasingpacingbasingbracinglacinggracingsledge racing
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Anagrams

carting
Cite this entry
APA

tracing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracing

MLA

“tracing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tracing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracing.

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