tracing

/ˈtreɪsɪŋ/

/ˈtreɪsɪŋ/

Other forms: tracings

Definitions of tracing

1. noun

   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
2. noun

   the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
   type of:

   drafting, draftsmanship, drawing

   the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
3. noun

   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