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tracing paper

trac·ing pa·per
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trey-sing pey-per]
    • /ˈtreɪ sɪŋ ˈpeɪ pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trey-sing pey-per]
    • /ˈtreɪ sɪŋ ˈpeɪ pər/

Definitions of tracing paper words

  • noun tracing paper a thin, transparent paper for making tracings. 1
  • abbreviation TRACING PAPER transparent paper 1
  • uncountable noun tracing paper Tracing paper is transparent paper which you put over a picture so that you can draw over its lines in order to produce a copy of it. 0
  • noun tracing paper strong transparent paper used for tracing 0

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Origin of tracing paper

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Tracing paper

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tracing paper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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