Track vs. Trace
Tracknoun
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Tracknoun
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
Tracknoun
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
Tracknoun
A road or other similar beaten path.
Tracknoun
Physical course; way.
Tracknoun
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
Tracknoun
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
Tracknoun
(railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
Tracknoun
A tract or area, such as of land.
Tracknoun
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
Tracknoun
(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
Tracknoun
(automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
Tracknoun
(cricket) The pitch.
Tracknoun
Sound stored on a record.
Tracknoun
The physical track on a record.
Tracknoun
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
Tracknoun
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
Tracknoun
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
Tracknoun
A session talk on a conference.
Trackverb
To continue observing over time.
Trackverb
(transitive) To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
Trackverb
(transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
Trackverb
(transitive) To match the movement or change of a person or object.
Trackverb
To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
Trackverb
To move.
Trackverb
(transitive) To follow the tracks of.
Trackverb
(transitive) To discover the location of a person or object.
Trackverb
(transitive) To leave in the form of tracks.
Trackverb
To create a musical recording (a track).
Trackverb
To create music using tracker software.
Tracknoun
A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
Tracknoun
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
Tracknoun
The entire lower surface of the foot; - said of birds, etc.
Tracknoun
A road; a beaten path.
Tracknoun
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
Tracknoun
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
Tracknoun
The permanent way; the rails.
Tracknoun
A tract or area, as of land.
Trackverb
To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.
Trackverb
To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.
Tracknoun
a line or route along which something travels or moves;
Tracknoun
evidence pointing to a possible solution;
Tracknoun
a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
Tracknoun
a course over which races are run
Tracknoun
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc;
Tracknoun
an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
Tracknoun
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
Tracknoun
a groove on a phonograph recording
Tracknoun
a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
Tracknoun
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
Tracknoun
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
Trackverb
carry on the feet and deposit;
Trackverb
observe or plot the moving path of something;
Trackverb
go after with the intent to catch;
Trackverb
travel across or pass over;
Trackverb
make tracks upon
Tracenoun
An act of tracing.
Tracenoun
An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
Tracenoun
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
Tracenoun
A residue of some substance or material.
Tracenoun
A very small amount.
Tracenoun
(electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
Tracenoun
An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
Tracenoun
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
Tracenoun
(engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
Tracenoun
(fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.
Tracenoun
(geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
Tracenoun
(mathematics) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
Tracenoun
(grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.
Traceverb
(transitive) To follow the trail of.
Traceverb
To follow the history of.
Traceverb
(transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
Traceverb
(transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
Traceverb
To copy; to imitate.
Traceverb
To walk; to go; to travel.
Traceverb
To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
Traceverb
To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.
Tracenoun
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
Tracenoun
A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
Tracenoun
A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.
Tracenoun
A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; - hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr.
Tracenoun
A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.
Tracenoun
The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
Tracenoun
The ground plan of a work or works.
Traceverb
To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing.
Traceverb
To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens.
Traceverb
Hence, to follow the trace or track of.
Traceverb
To copy; to imitate.
Traceverb
To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
Traceverb
To walk; to go; to travel.
Tracenoun
a just detectable amount;
Tracenoun
an indication that something has been present;
Tracenoun
a suggestion of some quality;
Tracenoun
drawing created by tracing
Tracenoun
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Tracenoun
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Traceverb
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;
Traceverb
make a mark or lines on a surface;
Traceverb
to go back over again;
Traceverb
pursue or chase relentlessly;
Traceverb
discover traces of;
Traceverb
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along;
Traceverb
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of;
Traceverb
read with difficulty;
Traceverb
find or discover by investigation
Traceverb
find or describe the origin or development of
Traceverb
follow or mark the course or position of (something) with one's eye, mind, or finger
Traceverb
take (a particular path or route)
Traceverb
copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper
Traceverb
draw (a pattern or line), especially with one's finger or toe
Traceverb
give an outline of
Tracenoun
a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something
Tracenoun
a line or pattern displayed by an instrument to show the existence or nature of something which is being recorded or measured.
Tracenoun
a physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory.
Tracenoun
a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured
Tracenoun
a barely discernible indication of something
Tracenoun
a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made
Tracenoun
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.
Tracenoun
a path or track.
Tracenoun
the sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix.
Tracenoun
each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.
