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noun

tracing

the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

In a sentence

Six example sentences with tracing, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her sketchbook opens with a tracing of the cathedral window, made through thin paper taped against the cold glass.

    Art

  • The archive holds a tracing of the original staircase, which is all that survived the fire of 1908.

    Architecture

  • Character artists begin with a rough tracing over the concept sheet before any of the modeling software is opened.

    Gaming

  • A tracing made in 1902 remains the earliest record of the cave's painted horses, and it shows details that have since faded.

    History

  • The geologist made a tracing of the fault from the aerial photograph, then walked the line to confirm it.

    Science

  • Before the scanner arrived, engineers prepared a tracing of each circuit board by hand on translucent film.

    Technology

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