tracing

1 of 2

noun

trac·​ing ˈtrā-siŋ 

1

: something that is traced: such as

a

: a copy made on a superimposed transparent sheet

b

: a graphic record made by an instrument (such as a seismograph) that registers some movement

2

: the act of one that traces

tracing

2 of 2

present participle of trace entry 2

Synonyms of tracing

Noun

• pursuit
• tracking

Examples of tracing in a Sentence

Noun

the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That's more or less the pattern across all of our 3DMark tests, whether we were focused on general graphics or ray tracing. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

The researchers assessed more than 15,000 data points across corporate governance, supply-chain tracing, supplier relationships, worker empowerment and environmental sustainability. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

In the 1970s, researchers developed another version of applying color to the brain called anterograde and retrograde tracing. — Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Finding people at high risk of incubating the Bundibugyo virus, also known as contact tracing, has proved difficult in Congo. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tracing

• contact tracing
• ray tracing
• tracing paper
• tracing wheel

Rhymes for tracing

• basing
• bracing
• casing
• chasing
• facing
• gracing
• lacing
• lasing
• pacing
• placing
• racing
• spacing

Kids Definition

tracing

noun

trac·​ing

ˈtrā-siŋ

1

: the act of one that traces

2

: something that is traced

Medical Definition

tracing

noun

trac·​ing ˈtrā-siŋ 

: a graphic record made by an instrument (as an electrocardiograph) that registers some movement