TRACE

v. follow; find; investigate; follow a program procedure proposition after proposition (Computers)

n. sign, trail; appearance; harness

TRACE, or the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer is a NASA space telescope designed to investigate the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the Sun by providing high resolution images and observation of the solar photosphere and transition region to the corona. A main focus of the TRACE instrument is the fine structure of coronal loops low in the solar atmosphere.
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Trace may refer to:MathematicsTrace (linear algebra) of a square matrix or a linear transformationTrace class, a certain set of operators in a Hilbert spaceTrace operator, a restriction-to-boundary operator in a Sobolev spaceField trace in field theoryTraces, the equivalence classes of strings of a trace monoid, studied in trace theories of concurrent computation.
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Noun
1. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
(synonym) hint, suggestion
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) spark
2. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
(synonym) vestige, tincture, shadow
(hypernym) indication, indicant
(hyponym) footprint
3. a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
(synonym) touch, ghost
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
4. drawing created by tracing
(synonym) tracing
(hypernym) drawing
5. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
(hypernym) line
(part-holonym) harness
6. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
(hypernym) mark, print
Verb
1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
(synonym) follow
(hypernym) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
(verb-group) watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
2. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
(synonym) draw, line, describe, delineate
(hypernym) mark
(hyponym) construct
(verb-group) draw
(derivation) tracing
3. to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
(synonym) retrace
(hypernym) return, go back, get back, come back
4. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"
(synonym) hound, hunt
(hypernym) chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(hyponym) ferret
5. discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
(hypernym) detect, observe, find, discover, notice
6. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the drak forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
(hypernym) proceed, go forward, continue
7. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
(hypernym) copy, re-create
(derivation) tracing
8. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
(synonym) decipher
(hypernym) read

n. track, trace, mark; streak, spoor, trail; scent, cologne; hint, impress, smudge

adj. tracing

n. marking, outline, line; course, route

v. trace, mark; spoor, draw; write, delimit, delineate

v. draw; plot; trace; rule, delineate; build; describe