tract
n.
area of land or water; pamphlet promoting an opinion on an issue (esp. religious or political); group of internal organs that function together (Anatomy); bundle of nerve fibers forming a pathway in the body (Anatomy)
Tract
Tract
tract
Noun
1. an extended area of land
(synonym) piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) baseball diamond, diamond, infield
2. a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
(hypernym) system
(hyponym) respiratory tract
3. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
(synonym) pamphlet
(hypernym) treatise
4. a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
(synonym) nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway
(hypernym) white matter, substantia alba
(hyponym) peduncle, cerebral peduncle
tract (m)
n.
leaflet, tract, tractate, placard