"tracing" meaning in English

See tracing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tracing.wav Forms: tracings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tracyng}} Middle English tracyng, {{af|en|trace|-ing}} trace + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} tracing (plural tracings)
  1. The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper. Translations (reproduction of an image): kalkio (Finnish), decalque [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-tracing-en-noun-z4vlsxMv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 19 27 4 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 21 27 25 3 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 30 20 3 27 Disambiguation of 'reproduction of an image': 99 1 1 0
  2. A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph. Translations (record in the form of a graph): piirturikäyrä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tracing-en-noun-xt6wdbUg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 19 27 4 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 21 27 25 3 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 30 20 3 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 36 20 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 41 17 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 39 18 3 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 38 19 3 22 Disambiguation of 'record in the form of a graph': 0 100 0 0
  3. The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence. Translations (process of finding something): jäljitys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tracing-en-noun-jpnRUQL9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 19 27 4 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 21 27 25 3 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 30 20 3 27 Disambiguation of 'process of finding something': 3 2 95 0
  4. A regular path or track; a course. Translations (regular path or track): reitti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tracing-en-noun-CQfMnsXr Disambiguation of 'regular path or track': 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contact tracing, contact-tracing, path tracing, ray tracing, skip tracing, tracing paper, traitor tracing Related terms: trace

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tracing.wav
Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tracyng}} Middle English tracyng, {{af|en|trace|-ing}} trace + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tracing
  1. present participle and gerund of trace Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trace
    Sense id: en-tracing-en-verb-pvp961cs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 19 27 4 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 21 27 25 3 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 30 20 3 27

Inflected forms

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