traccia

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

Deverbal from tracciare (“to mark out; to sketch”) +‎ -a.

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)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

traccia

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

• Ritacca, cacarti, carcati, tracica