tracing

(noun) the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline.

(noun) a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image. Synonyms: trace.

(noun) the discovery and description of the course of development of something. Example: "The tracing of genealogies."

(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something. Synonyms: trace, follow. Examples: "We must follow closely the economic development is cuba" ." "Trace the student's progress."

(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface. Synonyms: trace, draw, line, describe, delineate. Examples: "Draw a line." "Trace the outline of a figure in the sand."

(verb) to go back over again. Synonyms: trace, retrace. Examples: "We retraced the route we took last summer." "Trace your path."

(verb) pursue or chase relentlessly. Synonyms: hound, hunt, trace. Examples: "The hunters traced the deer into the woods." "The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him."

(verb) discover traces of. Synonyms: trace. Example: "She traced the circumstances of her birth."

(verb) make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along. Synonyms: trace. Examples: "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest." "The women traced the pasture."

(verb) copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of. Synonyms: trace. Examples: "Trace a design." "Trace a pattern."

(verb) read with difficulty. Synonyms: decipher, trace. Examples: "Can you decipher this letter?." "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs."