tracing
/ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
noun
- A copy of a drawing, map, or design made by drawing over it on a transparent sheet.
- He used a tracing to transfer the design onto the wood.
- The artist created a tracing of the original sketch before painting.
- She made a tracing of the map to use for her hike.
- The act or process of copying a drawing or design by following its lines on a transparent overlay.
- She spent the afternoon doing a careful tracing of the blueprint.
- The students practiced tracing to improve their hand-eye coordination.
- Tracing is a helpful technique for learning to draw complex shapes.
- A record or indication of something that has happened, such as a path or pattern left behind.
- There was a faint tracing of a smile on her face.
- The detective found a tracing of footprints in the mud.
- The radar showed a tracing of the airplane's flight path.
verb
- Present participle of trace; the act of following or marking the outline of something.
- The children are tracing letters in their workbooks.
- She is tracing the outline of the leaf with a pencil.
- He was tracing the route on the map with his finger.