traces is a form of:

Trace



noun
1.
(a mark footprint, left by something that has passed or happened, slight evidence, small quantity or amount mark, outline; barely perceptible sign) follow his trace ដាន, a trace of humor ស្នាមបន្ដិចបន្ដួច, pl. break the trace ខ្សែលួស (នង្គ័ល, រទេះ)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ដាន, ស្លាកស្នាម, ចំនួនដ៏តិចបំផុត
verbpast tense: traced ; past participle: traced ; present participle: tracing ;
1.
តាមដាន, ពិពណ៌នាពីដំណើរវិវត្តន៍, រកប្រភព, ផ្ទប់ចម្លង
2.
(TRANSITIVE) ~ somebody / something (to something) (to draw exactly on a superimposed sheet, to follow track of, to work out step by step) trace a rabbit តាមដាន, trace a map ផ្ទាប់ចម្លង, trace the history of the country ប្រាប់ត្រួសៗ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.
2.
A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.
3.
A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr.
4.
A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.
5.
The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.
6.
The ground plan of a work or works.
7.
A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.
verbpast tense: traced ; past participle: traced ; present participle: tracing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) Hence, to follow the trace or track of.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.
1.
To copy, to imitate
2.
To walk, to go, to travel