All 27 Uses of
trace
in
Dune
- The fat hand moved, tracing details on the surface.†
Book 1
- She was suddenly caught by the idea of genetic traces in her son's features—her lines in eyes and facial outline, but sharp touches of the father peering through that outline like maturity emerging from childhood.†
Book 1
- They've never found water traces there, anyway.†
Book 1
- This latitude's life-zone has mostly what we call minor water stealers—adapted to raiding each other for moisture, gobbling up the trace-dew.†
Book 1
- We find traces of hydrochloric acid in the ducts, more complicated acid forms elsewhere.†
Book 1
- Leto watched the movements of the man's hands: compulsive touchings—the edge of a plate, the handle of a spoon, a finger tracing the fold of a jowl.†
Book 1
- Certain gene traces in her facial structure were noted in the new way by his onflowing mind, the clues added to other data, and a final-summation answer put forward.†
Book 1
- The traces are there if you don't blind yourself.†
Book 1
- To accept it would require awakening fully into the terrible necessities of Arrakis where they must guard even fractional traces of moisture, hoarding the few drops in the tent's catchpockets, begrudging a breath wasted on the open air.†
Book 2
- The Baron noted the trace of semuta dullness in Nefud's eyes.†
Book 2
- Hawat can scan his food as he pleases and detect no trace of poison.†
Book 2
- Gently, he traced the arm, exposed her face.†
Book 2 *
- And even in this almost-random action there remained a trace of once-precise movement.†
Book 2
- See that we leave no trace.†
Book 2 *
- And she noted that the walls of the meter trough held no trace of moisture after the water's passage.†
Book 2
- Jessica studied Chani's face—elfin features—seeing the traces of Liet-Kynes there as yet unfixed by time.†
Book 2
- The air that came in to them held the chill not-quite-dryness that would precipitate trace dew in the dawn.†
Book 3
- Chani stood over him now, looking down on the soft beard of youth that framed his face, tracing with her eyes the high browline, the strong nose, the shuttered eyes — the features so peaceful in this rigid repose.†
Book 3
- The Emperor cleared his throat to speak, but the child spoke first — a thin voice with traces of a soft-palate lisp, but clear nonetheless.†
Book 3
- Paul remained silent, probing with his inner senses, examining the blood from the wound, finding a trace of soporific from the Emperor's blade.†
Book 3
- There'll be never a trace left to detect!†
Book 3
- 023 per cent carbon dioxide — with the trace gases taking up the rest.†
Book A1 -
- Many have traced the extensive borrowings from other religions.†
Book A2 -
- The Azhar Book traces this statement to the first century religious writer, Neshou; through a paraphrase.†
Book A2 -
- The Azhar Book traces this to the ancient Semitic Tawra.†
Book A2 -
- The Azhar Book traces this in slightly different form to First Islam.†
Book A2 -
- Hybrid Inglo-Slavic with strong traces of cultural-specialization terms adopted during the long chain of human migrations.†
Book Term
Definitions:
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(trace as in: found a trace of) a small quantity; or any indication or evidence ofThe exact meaning of this sense of trace depends upon its context. For example:
- a small indication that something was present -- as in "The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean without leaving a trace."
- a very small amount of something -- as in "The blood test showed a trace of steroids."
- any evidence of something -- as in "We did not find a trace of the gene."
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(trace as in: trace the origin or development) to find, search, research, or keep track ofThis sense of trace usually has to do with information. It's specific meaning depends on its context. For example:
to find or search for something through investigation -- often the origin of something:
- "The police traced the call." -- found out where it originated
- "We are tracing the lost luggage" -- searching for
- "Can you trace the problem to its source?" -- find through investigation
- "She traced her family history to discover that her great-grandmother came to the United States from Lithuania when the Nazis occupied it." -- discovered something through investigation
to research or report on the development of something
- "She traced the history of the automobile in her paper." -- researched the development of something
- "Her presentation traced recent progress in alternative energy solutions." -- reported on
to monitor or keep track of the progress or development of something
- "She traces the progress of at-risk students." -- monitors information
- "I used binoculars to trace her progress up the mountain." -- monitor, follow, or track