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1. a. : a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication. a trace of a smile. b. : an amount of a chemical constituent not always quantitatively determinable because of minuteness. 2. a. : a mark or line left by something that has passed. also : footprint. b. : a path, trail, or road made by the passage of animals, people, or vehicles. 3.
Trace definition: a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige. See examples of TRACE used in a sentence.
TRACE definition: 1. to find someone or something that was lost: 2. to find the origin of something: 3. to discover…. Learn more.
trace, the broader term, denotes any mark or slight indication of something past or present: a trace of ammonia in water. vestige is more limited and refers to some slight, though actual, remains of something that no longer exists: vestiges of one's former wealth.
A trace of something is just a hint or suggestion of it, a very small amount left behind — like the sad cookie crumbs at the bottom of an empty cookie jar. There are more meanings we can trace to this word trace. As a verb, trace means to follow the course or trail
trace something to copy a map, drawing, etc. by drawing on tracing paper (= paper that you can see through) placed over it. Definition of trace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of trace noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TRACE definition: 1. to find someone or something that was lost: 2. to find the origin of something: 3. to describe…. Learn more.
a barely discernible indication or evidence of some quantity, quality, characteristic, expression, etc.: a trace of anger in his tone. an extremely small amount of some chemical component: a trace of copper in its composition. traces, the series of footprints left by an animal.
Trace Definition. A way followed or path taken. A mark, footprint, etc. left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing. Any perceptible mark left by a past person, thing, or event; sign; evidence; vestige. The traces of war. A beaten path or trail left by the repeated passage of persons, vehicles, etc.
