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[ verb ] follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Synonyms Examples "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" "trace the student's progress" Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)However , it is important to trace the philosophy of the French_Revolution to its sources to understand the common democratic origin of individualism and socialism and the influence of the latter on the former . (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)His father , George_A._Mercer , was descended from an honored Southern family that could trace its ancestry back to one Hugh_Mercer , who had emigrated from Scotland in 1747 . (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)We may thus trace the notion of individual autonomy from its manifestation in religious practice and theological reflection through practical politics and political theory into literature and the arts . (Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)In_fact , some - Anzilotti is the principle example - went so far as to say that all international_law could be traced to the single legal norm , Pacta sunt Servanda . (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)All just by_chance , and in_a_way tracing back to poor Frank , all_of it , because naturally - brothers , living together - and Angie - |
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[ noun ] a just detectable amount
Synonyms Examples "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Calcium , phosphorus and iron are present in worthwhile amounts , and eleven other minerals also have been found in varying trace amounts . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Furthermore , the exchange would not be expected to be sensitive to trace amounts of impurities because it would not be apt to be a chain_reaction since the activation_energy for abstraction of chlorine by a chlorine atom would be expected to be too high ; also it would be expected that * * f would compete very effectively with any impurities as a scavenger for * * f radicals . Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects , the photochemical_exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon_tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make a mark or lines on a surface
Examples "draw a line" "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)Instead , he constantly became lost in parts and components of them , confused some of their details with those of neighboring objects , and_so_on , unless he allowed time to `` trace '' the object in_question through minute movements of the head and hands and in this way to discover its contours . This meant , concretely , that the patient could not read at_all without making writing like movements of the head or body , became easily confused by `` hasher_marks '' inserted between hand-written words and thus confused the mark for one of the letters , and could recognize a simple straight_line or a curved one only by tracing it . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)We were less than a quarter of a mile from the road , and we could trace its shape from the ribbon of powder smoke and dust that hung over it . |
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[ verb ] to go back over again, as of a route or steps
Synonyms Examples "we retraced the route we took last summer" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)And in the new `` King_of_Kings '' the plot involves intrigues and twists and turns that cannot be traced to the Gospels . Related terms |
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[ verb ] pursue or chase relentlessly
Examples "The hunters traced the deer into the woods" "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" Used in print (Newark Evening News...)They enlisted the help of the New_Jersey congressman , who has been able to trace the letters to the national archives , where they are available on microfilm . (Amber Dean, Encounter with Evil....)He ran a finger down his cheek , tracing the scratch there . |
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[ noun ] an indication that something has been present
Examples "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim" "a tincture of condescension" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)No_doubt some experiences vanish so completely as to leave no trace on the sleeper 's mind . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a suggestion of some quality
Examples "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone" "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
Examples "The children traced along the edge of the drak forest" "The women traced the pasture" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
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[ verb ] discover traces of
Examples "She traced the circumstances of her birth" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25962
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