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Webster 1913 Edition


Tracer

Tra′cer

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Noun.
One who, or that which, traces.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tracer

TRA'CER

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Noun.
One that traces or follows by marks.

Definition 2024


Tracer

Tracer

See also: tracer and tračer

German

Noun

Tracer m (genitive Tracers, plural Tracer)

  1. (chemistry, medicine) tracer

Synonyms

  • Markierungssubstanz

tracer

tracer

See also: Tracer and tračer

English

Noun

tracer (plural tracers)

  1. (chemistry) A chemical used to track the progress or history of a natural process.
  2. A round of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the dark.
  3. The act of tracking or investigating something.
  4. A person who traces something.

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French

Etymology

From Old French tracier, from Latin tractum the past participle of traho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁa.se/

Verb

tracer

  1. (transitive) to draw or plot (a diagram), to trace out
  2. (transitive) to rule (a line)
  3. (informal) to buck up, hurry up

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

Descendants

  • German: trassieren