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tracing

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tracing

1
 n
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
 n
the discovery and description of the course of development of something
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tracing
1

n 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:
trace
Type of:
drawing
a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines

n the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

Type of:
drafting, draftsmanship, drawing
the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
2

n the discovery and description of the course of development of something

“the tracing of genealogies”
Type of:
discovery, find, uncovering
the act of discovering something
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