Definitions for tracerˈtreɪ sər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
trac•erˈtreɪ sər(n.)
a person or thing that traces.
a person whose business or work is the tracing of missing property, parcels, persons, etc.
an inquiry sent from point to point to trace a missing shipment, parcel, or the like.
a projectile, as a bullet, containing a chemical substance that leaves a trail of fire or smoke.
Category: Military
a substance, esp. a radioactive one, traced through a biological, chemical, or physical system in order to study the system.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of tracer:
1535–45
Princeton's WordNet
tracer(noun)
an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
tracer(noun)
an instrument used to make tracings
tracer(noun)
(radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes
tracer, tracer bullet(noun)
ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
Wiktionary
tracer(Noun)
A chemical used to track the progress or history of a natural process.
tracer(Noun)
A piece of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired at night.
tracer(Noun)
The act of tracking or investigating something.
tracer(Noun)
A person who traces something.
Webster Dictionary
Tracer(noun)
one who, or that which, traces
Translations for tracer
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- stip, aanstipAfrikaans
- يُخَطِّطArabic
- начертавамBulgarian
- traçarPortuguese (BR)
- zmapovat, zakreslitCzech
- Kurs ermittelnGerman
- indtegne; plotteDanish
- χαράζω, σχεδιάζω, αποτυπώνω γραφικάGreek
- trazarSpanish
- plaanile märkimaEstonian
- نقشه چیزی را کشیدنFarsi
- kartoittaaFinnish
- tracerFrench
- לְשַׂרטֵט, לַעֲשׂוֹת תָרשִיםHebrew
- नक्शे पर अंकित करनाHindi
- planiratiCroatian
- térképet/grafikont készít; megrajzol (útirányt)Hungarian
- membuat rencanaIndonesian
- kortleggjaIcelandic
- tracciareItalian
- 図に描くJapanese
- 지도에 표시하다Korean
- nubrėžtiLithuanian
- []plānotLatvian
- memplotMalay
- in kaart brengenDutch
- tegne ut, kartleggeNorwegian
- nakreślićPolish
- نقشه چیزی را کشیدنPersian
- د يو شې نقښه جوړونهPashto
- traçarPortuguese
- a trasaRomanian
- составлять, наноситьRussian
- zmapovať, zakresliťSlovak
- načrtovatiSlovenian
- nacrtatiSerbian
- kartlägga, markeraSwedish
- เขียนแผนที่Thai
- işaretlemekTurkish
- 標繪(圖)Chinese (Trad.)
- накреслювати планUkrainian
- نقشہ بنانا، خاکہ بناناUrdu
- vẽ sơ đồVietnamese
- 标绘（图）Chinese (Simp.)
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