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trace — I n. 1) to leave a trace 2) to show a trace of (to show no trace of remorse) 3) to lose (all) trace of 4) a slight trace (he didn t show the slightest trace of intoxication) II v. (D; tr.) to trace to (the letter was traced to its sender) * * *… … Combinatory dictionary
Trace (psycholinguistics) — TRACE is a connectionist model of speech perception, proposed by James McClelland and Jeffrey Elman in 1986McClelland, J.L., Elman, J.L. (1986). The TRACE model of speech perception. Cognitive Psychology, 18, 1 86.] . TRACE was made into a… … Wikipedia
Trace evidence — contends that every contact, no matter how slight, will leave a trace. The trace is normally caused by objects or substances contacting one another, and leaving a minute sample on the contact surfaces. Material is often transferred by heat… … Wikipedia
trace — n Trace, vestige, track can all mean a visible or otherwise sensible sign left by something that has passed or has taken place. Trace basically applies to a line (as of footprints) or a rut made by someone or something that has passed {follow the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
trace */*/ — I UK [treɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms trace : present tense I/you/we/they trace he/she/it traces present participle tracing past tense traced past participle traced 1) a) to find someone or something that you are looking for by asking… … English dictionary
trace — trace1 [ treıs ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to find someone or something that you are looking for by asking questions and getting information: Detectives have so far failed to trace the missing woman. trace someone to something: They finally traced… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trace — trace1 /trays/, n., v., traced, tracing. n. 1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige: traces of an advanced civilization among the ruins. 2. a barely discernible… … Universalium
Trace fossil — Chirotherium footprints in a Triassic sandstone … Wikipedia
trace — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mark/sign that shows sb/sth happened/existed ADJECTIVE ▪ archaeological, historical ▪ indelible, permanent ▪ memory (technical) VERB + TRACE … Collocations dictionary
trace — 1. verb 1) police hope to trace the owner of the vehicle Syn: track down, find, discover, detect, unearth, turn up, hunt down, ferret out 2) she traced a pattern in the sand with her toe Syn: draw, outline, ma … Thesaurus of popular words
