traccia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrat.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -attʃa
• Hyphenation: tràc‧cia

Etymology 1

Back-formation from tracciare (“to mark out”; “to sketch”).

Noun

traccia f (plural tracce)

1. trace
   1. sign, track, footstep, trail, mark

      Hyponyms: impronta, orma, pedata, pesta, segno, striscia, scia, linea, riga, graffio, solco, tacca, macchia, pista

   2. vestige, remnant

      Synonym: vestigio

   3. hint, clue

      Synonyms: accenno, pista, indizio, spia, sintomo, segnale, testimonianza

   4. (mathematics) the sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix
   5. (astronomy) luminosity–temperature relationship between stars

      traccia di Hayashi ― Hayashi track

2. sketch or blueprint

   Synonym: schizzo

   1. outline, plan, guideline

      Synonyms: abbozzo, bozza, schema, tracciato, canovaccio, guida, scaletta, appunti

   2. plot (course of a story)

      Synonym: trama

3. chase (trench or channel for encasing)
4. (music) track
5. (computing) track (circular data storage unit)
6. (literary) path
7. (literary) line (sequence of people)

Related terms

• tracciabile
• tracciabilità
• tracciamento
• tracciare
• tracciato
• tracciatoio
• tracciatore
• tracciatrice
• tracciatura

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

traccia

1. inflection of tracciare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Ritacca, cacarti, carcati, tracica