- Trace
- Trace Trace, n. [F. trace. See {Trace}, v. t. ]
1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a
course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a
carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.
--Milton.
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2. (Chem. & Min.) A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr. [1913 Webster]
3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige. [1913 Webster]
The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or blood, but in the sylvan chase. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
4. (Descriptive Geom. & Persp.) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane. [1913 Webster]
5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works. [1913 Webster]
{Syn}.-Vestige; mark; token. See {Vestige}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
