TRACK | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Track

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 15th century (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th century) from French traquer or directly from the noun

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: trak

Dialects: British English

Definition:

a rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed

Short Definition:

rough path or road

Examples:

follow the track to the farm
a forest track

Definition:

a mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing

Short Definition:

mark or line of marks left by person

Examples:

he followed the tracks made by the cars in the snow

Definition:

a continuous line of rails on a railway

Short Definition:

continuous line of rails on railway

Examples:

commuters had to leave trains to walk along the tracks
130 kilometres of track

Definition:

a recording of one song or piece of music

Short Definition:

recording of one song or piece of music

Examples:

the CD contains early Elvis Presley tracks

Definition:

a continuous articulated metal band around the wheels of a heavy vehicle such as a tank, intended to facilitate movement over rough or soft ground.

Short Definition:

continuous articulated metal band around wheels of heavy vehicle such as tank

Definition:

the transverse distance between a vehicle's wheels

Short Definition:

transverse distance between vehicle's wheels

Examples:

the undercarriage was fully retractable inwards into the wing, with a 90 inch track

Definition:

a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.

Short Definition:

group in which schoolchildren of same ability are taught

Word: Track

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: trak

Dialects: British English

Definition:

follow the trail or movements of (someone or something), typically in order to find them or note their course

Short Definition:

follow trail ora movements of person or thing

Examples:

secondary radars that track the aircraft in flight
he tracked Anna to her room

Definition:

(of wheels) run so that the back ones are exactly in the track of the front ones.

Short Definition:

(of wheels) run so that back ones are exactly in track of front ones

Definition:

(of a tunable circuit or component) vary in frequency in the same way as another circuit or component, so that the frequency difference between them remains constant.

Short Definition:

(of tunable circuit or component) vary in frequency in same way as another circuit or component