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track vs trace

trace vs track

track and trace both are nouns.

track and trace both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
track Yes No Yes No
trace Yes No Yes No
As verbs, trace is a hyponym of track; that is, trace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than track:
  • track: go after with the intent to catch
  • trace: pursue or chase relentlessly
Other hyponyms of track include tree, quest, hound, hunt, run down.
track (noun) trace (noun)
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll an indication that something has been present
a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels a suggestion of some quality
a groove on a phonograph recording a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data a just detectable amount
a course over which races are run
an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
a line or route along which something travels or moves
track (verb) trace (verb)
make tracks upon follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
go after with the intent to catch read with difficulty
travel across or pass over make a mark or lines on a surface
carry on the feet and deposit copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
observe or plot the moving path of something pursue or chase relentlessly
to go back over again
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
discover traces of
Difference between track and trace

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