TRACE
Trace, n. Etym: [F. trace. See Trace, v. t. ]
1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace. Milton.
2. (Chem.&Min.)
Defn: A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis;-hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr.
3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige. The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or blood, but in the sylvan chase. Pope.
4. (Descriptive Geom.&Persp.)
Defn: The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
5. (Fort.)
Defn: The ground plan of a work or works. Syn.-Vestige; mark; token.
See Vestige.
TRACE
Trace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. traced; p. pr. & vb. n. tracing.] Etym:
[OF. tracier, F. tracer, from (assumed) LL. tractiare, fr.L. tractus,
p. p. of trahere to draw. Cf. Abstract, Attract, Contract, Portratt,
Tract, Trail, Train, Treat. ]