# tracing

Pronunciation: say "TRAY-sing" /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A copy of an image produced by drawing over it through translucent paper.
   - Simple: A copy of a drawing made by going over it through thin, see-through paper.
   - _The architect kept a tracing of the original blueprint for reference._
   - _Several tracings of the fossil were sent to museums abroad._
3. The process of locating something lost by studying available evidence.
   - Simple: The job of finding something lost by looking closely at clues.
   - _The tracing of the missing funds took investigators several weeks._
   - _Genealogists specialize in the tracing of family lines through old records._
4. A record in the form of a graph produced by an instrument such as a seismograph.
   - Simple: A line on a graph drawn by a machine that records movement or signals.
   - _The cardiologist compared the new tracing with last year's results._
   - _Seismograph tracings revealed the location of the quake's epicenter._
5. A regular path or established course along which something moves or runs.
   - Simple: A regular path or track that something always follows.
   - _The survey marked the river's old tracing across the plain._
   - _Shepherds still use the mountain tracings their grandfathers walked._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of trace. — present participle and gerund of trace
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of trace. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _Investigators are tracing the funds through several banks._
   - _Tracing the family's history kept her busy for months._

## Origin

From Middle English tracyng, equivalent to "trace" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tracing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).