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track
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Pronunciation
Etymology
(noun) From Old French trac (French: traque), from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse traðk "trodden place, track" (norw. trakke "to trample"), Dutch: trek, Middle Low German: treck.
Noun
track (plural tracks)
- A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
- A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
- The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
- A road; a beaten path.
- Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
- A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
- The permanent way; the rails.
- A tract or area, as of land.
- (automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
- (automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
- (cricket) The pitch.
- Sound stored on a record.
- The physical track on a record.
- (music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
- Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
- (uncountable) (sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
- I'm going to try out for track next week.
- A session talk on a conference.
Synonyms
- (mark left by something that has passed along): trace, trail, wake
- (mark or impression left by the foot): footprint
- (entire lower surface of the foot):
- (road; beaten path): path, road, way
- (course): course, path, trajectory, way
- (path or course laid out for a race, etc): course, racetrack
- (the permanent way): rails, railway, train tracks, tracks
- (tract or area): area, parcel, region, tract
- (distance between two opposite wheels): track width
- (cricket: the pitch): ground, pitch
- (sound stored on a record): recording
- (physical track on a record): groove
- (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk):
- (track and field): athletics, track and field
Derived terms
Related terms
- (distance between two opposite wheels): wheelbase : the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle.
See also
Verb
track (third-person singular simple present tracks, present participle tracking, simple past and past participle tracked)
- (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
- (transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
- (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down).
- (transitive) To follow the tracks of.
- My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.
Synonyms
- (observe the state of an object over time): monitor
- (monitor the movement of a person or object): follow
- (discover the location of a person or object): find, locate, trace, track down
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to observe the (measured) state of an object over time
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