Trace
verb
To find or discover something by investigation.
The police are trying to trace the person who made the call.
noun
A sign or proof that something has existed or happened.
The police found traces of poison in her blood.
verb
To draw or outline something.
He traced the outline of her face with his finger.
noun
A very small amount.
There wasn't a trace of regret in his voice.
verb
To follow the trail or footsteps of.
I traced my way back to the main road.
verb
To copy by following lines seen through a transparent sheet laid upon it.
She traced the picture from a book.
verb
To find or discover something by investigation.
The police are trying to trace the person who made the call.
noun
A sign or proof that something has existed or happened.
The police found traces of poison in her blood.
verb
To draw or outline something.
He traced the outline of her face with his finger.
noun
A very small amount.
There wasn't a trace of regret in his voice.
verb
To follow the trail or footsteps of.
I traced my way back to the main road.
verb
To copy by following lines seen through a transparent sheet laid upon it.
She traced the picture from a book.
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Investigative Usage
Used when describing a methodical search for information or someone.
Detectives traced the suspect's whereabouts.
Pro Tip 2/3Process Emphasis
Implies a process; tracing something can take time and effort.
Researchers spent years tracing the origins of the language.
Pro Tip 3/3Research Context
Commonly used in research or historical contexts, where thoroughness is key.
She traced her family tree through archival records.
Pro Tip 1/3Investigative Usage
Used when describing a methodical search for information or someone.
Detectives traced the suspect's whereabouts.
Pro Tip 2/3Process Emphasis
Implies a process; tracing something can take time and effort.
Researchers spent years tracing the origins of the language.
Pro Tip 3/3Research Context
Commonly used in research or historical contexts, where thoroughness is key.
She traced her family tree through archival records.
Pro Tip 1/3Investigative Usage
Used when describing a methodical search for information or someone.
Detectives traced the suspect's whereabouts.
Pro Tip 2/3Process Emphasis
Implies a process; tracing something can take time and effort.
Researchers spent years tracing the origins of the language.
Pro Tip 3/3Research Context
Commonly used in research or historical contexts, where thoroughness is key.
She traced her family tree through archival records.
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Time is memory and you...
that when your neural activity patterns are more similar it has the consequence of bringing the Associated items into a closer more integrated memory trace and you remember those items as having been encountered closer in time together so the important implication here is that even when the external environment is
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At what moment are you...
weighing patients immediately before and after death in an attempt to prove it. Though his experiments were discredited, much like the rest of vitalism, traces of his theory still come up in popular culture. But where do all these discredited theories leave us? What we now know is that life is not contained
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How languages evolve -...
can be traced back to a much smaller number. So how did we end up with so many? In the early days of human migration, the world was much less populated. Groups of people that shared a single language and culture often split into smaller tribes, going separate ways in search of fresh game and fertile land.
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all. Block one of the slits and the stripes go away.
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Is radiation dangerous?...
a gas which seeps up from the ground. We also refine naturally occurring radioactive ores to fuel nuclear power plants. Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope. So if we live in a world of radiation, how can we escape its dangerous effects?
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When is water safe to...
whether from a tap or otherwise, is drinkable? Firstly, too much turbidity, trace organic compounds, or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead, mean that the water is unsuitable for consumption. A lot of contaminants, like lead or arsenic,
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Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and then cosmic rays and U.V. bombarded the surface and water escaped to space and went underground. So if we want to be able to understand, if we want to be able to find those traces of the signatures of life
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Tigers 101 PIPE National...
and black stripes tigers have become icons of beauty power and the importance of conservation tigers have evolved into six subspecies the tiger's tale of evolution can be traced back to about two million years
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How false news can...
nearly instantaneously, more caution is in order. Avoiding sensationalist media, searching for criticisms of suspicious information, and tracing the original source of a report can help slow down a lie,
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A Collection Of Wild...
but for wolverines it's all about sensitivity detecting the tiniest traces of scent even deep under the snow so let's see how jasper gets on finding the buried meat they start
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Time is memory and you...
that when your neural activity patterns are more similar it has the consequence of bringing the Associated items into a closer more integrated memory trace and you remember those items as having been encountered closer in time together so the important implication here is that even when the external environment is
Video examples
At what moment are you...
weighing patients immediately before and after death in an attempt to prove it. Though his experiments were discredited, much like the rest of vitalism, traces of his theory still come up in popular culture. But where do all these discredited theories leave us? What we now know is that life is not contained
Video examples
How languages evolve -...
can be traced back to a much smaller number. So how did we end up with so many? In the early days of human migration, the world was much less populated. Groups of people that shared a single language and culture often split into smaller tribes, going separate ways in search of fresh game and fertile land.
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all. Block one of the slits and the stripes go away.
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
a gas which seeps up from the ground. We also refine naturally occurring radioactive ores to fuel nuclear power plants. Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope. So if we live in a world of radiation, how can we escape its dangerous effects?
Video examples
When is water safe to...
whether from a tap or otherwise, is drinkable? Firstly, too much turbidity, trace organic compounds, or high-density heavy metals like arsenic, chromium, or lead, mean that the water is unsuitable for consumption. A lot of contaminants, like lead or arsenic,
Video examples
Nathalie Cabrol: How...
and then cosmic rays and U.V. bombarded the surface and water escaped to space and went underground. So if we want to be able to understand, if we want to be able to find those traces of the signatures of life
Video examples
Tigers 101 PIPE National...
and black stripes tigers have become icons of beauty power and the importance of conservation tigers have evolved into six subspecies the tiger's tale of evolution can be traced back to about two million years
Video examples
How false news can...
nearly instantaneously, more caution is in order. Avoiding sensationalist media, searching for criticisms of suspicious information, and tracing the original source of a report can help slow down a lie,
Video examples
A Collection Of Wild...
but for wolverines it's all about sensitivity detecting the tiniest traces of scent even deep under the snow so let's see how jasper gets on finding the buried meat they start
Example 1 of 10
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H. W. Brands
American Historian
I've been writing American history for a long time, and I've had a hard time finding strong, interesting female characters. There are women, of course, in American history, but they're hard to write about because they don't leave much of a historical trace, and they're not usually involved in high-profile public events.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
Encourage your kids to be creative. When you see them tracing a character from TV or a comic, say something like, 'That's nice. Now how about you create a character yourself?' Keep kids curious and excited about creating.
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Chrystia Freeland
Canadian Musician
One of the most important political and economic facts of this young century is that capital has been slipping the traces of the nation-state. Business is global; government is national.
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Ed Begley, Jr.
American Actor
I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.
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Saswata Chatterjee
If any director offers my role to some other actor just because he can't trace me, then I think the character was never meant for me.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
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Anita Desai
Indian Novelist
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
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Anne Enright
Irish Author
It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
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H. W. Brands
American Historian
I've been writing American history for a long time, and I've had a hard time finding strong, interesting female characters. There are women, of course, in American history, but they're hard to write about because they don't leave much of a historical trace, and they're not usually involved in high-profile public events.
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Paul Dini
American Writer
Encourage your kids to be creative. When you see them tracing a character from TV or a comic, say something like, 'That's nice. Now how about you create a character yourself?' Keep kids curious and excited about creating.
Quote examples
Chrystia Freeland
Canadian Musician
One of the most important political and economic facts of this young century is that capital has been slipping the traces of the nation-state. Business is global; government is national.
Quote examples
Ed Begley, Jr.
American Actor
I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.
Quote examples
Saswata Chatterjee
If any director offers my role to some other actor just because he can't trace me, then I think the character was never meant for me.
Quote examples
Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.
Quote examples
Josh Billings
American Comedian
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
Quote examples
Anita Desai
Indian Novelist
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
Quote examples
Anne Enright
Irish Author
It is very hard to trace the effect of words on a life.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
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