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  • n  the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
  • n  a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
  • n  the discovery and description of the course of development of something
    the tracing of genealogies
  • v  follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
  • v  make a mark or lines on a surface
  • v  to go back over again
  • v  pursue or chase relentlessly
  • v  discover traces of
  • v  make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
  • v  copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
  • v  read with difficulty

  • Opposition to ATF has become so intense in gun-toting quarters as to resemble a religion, says Gerald Nunziato, who heads the ATF tracing center.
  • If you're serious about tracing your lineage, you'll probably still click on stalwarts like Ancestry.
  • That's why Bryco holds down two spots on the tracing center's "Top Ten Crime Guns" list for 2000.
News & Articles

  • Venice Tickets and Showtimes
    'Venice' features a fusion of musical styles from hip-hop and rock to soaring anthems of love and hope, tracing a young man's rise as he fights for what's right against a backdrop of deceit and sibling betrayal.
    June 12, 2013 - New York Times
  • Luxion Unveils KeyShot 4.1 with Toon Shading
    Irvine, CA -- Luxion, a developer of advanced rendering and lighting technology and maker of KeyShot, the first real-time ray tracing and global illumination program, has announced the debut of KeyShot 4.1 at PTC Live Global in Anaheim, California June 10th-12th at the Anaheim Convention Center.
    June 11, 2013 - Animation World Network
  • William Turnbull's History Lesson
    The British artist and sculptor William Turnbull leaves works tracing the full trajectory of postwar art with 40 pieces exhibited in the gardens of Chatsworth, one of Britain's grandest houses.
    June 10, 2013 - New York Times
Quotes

  • Annika Sörenstam in San Francisco Chronicle
    I certainly had a chance today, but Angela played very well,Sorenstam said. "As you know, she really didn't make too many mistakes and made a few birdies there both on 10 and what was it, 11. I was tracing her all day, but I never gave up,...
  • Rudy Giuliani in Guardian Unlimited
    In the interview, Giuliani said, "The case took a lot of twists and turns in the direction of trying to get a lot of information about the tracing of guns that would be used for private lawsuits" instead of solely for law enforcement purposes.
  • Janet Napolitano in NPR
    On the Mexican side, more uniform and routine collection of arms tracing done on a real-time basiswill be required, Napolitano told The Associated Press as she flew to an arms trafficking conference in Cuernavaca.

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