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tracing

/ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Tracing means: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image.

Synonyms for tracing1

noun, as in a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

trace

What does tracing mean?3

noun

1

a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

2

the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

3

the discovery and description of the course of development of something“the tracing of genealogies”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tracing?12

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Tracing in a sentence

  • Tracing a renegade's family background, you'll find him the black sheep.unknown
  • Scientists have developed apps that can be used for contact tracing.mccarras
  • Is tracing a good way to learn how to draw?zogwarg
  • Police kept tracing down the group.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tracing

as a noun

plural
tracings