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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestraceur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tʁa.sœʁ/
"Les médecins ont injecté un traceur radioactif."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device, substance, or person that makes the course or trail of something visible or trackable.
"Medical researchers used a radioactive tracer to monitor blood flow through the heart." - 2
A bullet or shell containing a pyrotechnic charge that leaves a visible luminescent trail in flight to allow observation of the trajectory.
"Every fifth round in the belt was a tracer, lighting up the night sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'tracen', which traces back to Old French 'tracer' (meaning to track, follow, or beat a path), ultimately originating from the Vulgar Latin *tractiare (to draw, pull, or trace out). The noun form emerged to describe a person or device that tracks or marks a path, trajectory, or presence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tracer" is said worldwide
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traceur
Transliteration: /tʁa.sœʁ/
"Les médecins ont injecté un traceur radioactif."
Tracer
Transliteration: /ˈtreːsɐ/
"Wissenschaftler verwenden einen radioaktiven Tracer."
tracciante
Transliteration: /tratˈtʃan.te/
"È stato utilizzato un tracciante fluorescente."
trazador
Transliteration: /tɾa.saˈðoɾ/
"El trazador radioactivo ayuda a localizar la fuga."
rastreador
Transliteration: /ʁas.tɾeaˈdoɾ/
"O rastreador foi colocado na embalagem."
ट्रेसर
Transliteration: tresar
"वैज्ञानिकों ने रेडियोएक्टिव ट्रेसर का इस्तेमाल किया।"
示踪剂
Transliteration: shì zōng jì
"医生使用了放射性示踪剂。"
추적자
Transliteration: chujeokja
"과학자들은 방사성 추적자를 사용했다."
トレーサー
Transliteration: torēsā
"医師は放射性トレーサーを使用しました。"
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