tract
An area or expanseAn area or expanse.
» The glottis separates the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
Meaning
12 sensesAn area or expanse.
an unexplored tract of sea
Gebiet
уча́стокučástok
an extended area of land
A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract.
Trakt
трактtrakt
A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
брошю́раbrošúra
A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
Traktat
тракта́тtraktát
a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.
Continued or protracted duration, length, extent
Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions.
(obsolete)Continuity or extension of anything.
(obsolete)Traits; features; lineaments.
(obsolete)The footprint of a wild animal.
(obsolete)Track; trace.
(obsolete)Treatment; exposition.
Examples
13 sentencesThe glottis separates the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
The mouth is part of an animal's digestive tract.
Millions of beneficial organisms live in the human digestive tract.
ruВ кишечном тракте человека живут миллионы полезных микроорганизмов.
deMillionen nützlicher Organismen leben im menschlichem Verdauungstrakt.
An endoscopy is used to examine a person's digestive tract.
deDie Endoskopie wird angewendet, um den Verdaungstrakt eines Menschen zu untersuchen.
Tom's chest is rattly because of a respiratory tract infection.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tract, tracte, traht (“a treatise, exposition, commentary”), from OldFrom Middle English tract, tracte, traht (“a treatise, exposition, commentary”), from Old English traht, tract (“a treatise, exposition, commentary, text, passage”); and also from Middle English tract, tracte (“an expanse of space or time”); both from Latin tractus (“a haul, drawing, a drawing out”), the perfect passive participle of trahō. Doublet of trait.
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Forms
plural: tractsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet:pamphlet
- an extended area of land:piece of landpiece of groundparcel of landparcel
- a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain:nerve pathwaynerve tractpathway