Definition of Tract

1. Noun. An extended area of land.


2. Noun. A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose.
Generic synonyms: System
Specialized synonyms: Airway, Respiratory Tract, Urinary Tract

3. Noun. A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet.
Exact synonyms: Pamphlet
Generic synonyms: Treatise
Derivative terms: Pamphleteer

4. Noun. A bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain.

Definition of Tract

1. n. A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

2. n. Something drawn out or extended; expanse.

3. v. t. To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact.

Definition of Tract

1. an expanse of land [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tract

1. A region, principally one of some length, specifically a collection or bundle of nerve fibres having the same origin, function and termination (tractus) or a number of organs, arranged in series, subserving a common function. Origin: L. Tractus This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tract

tracksides
tracksuit
tracksuits
trackwalker
trackwalkers
trackway
trackways
track and field
track and field
track down
track event
track meet
track record
track star
tract (current term)
tract (current term)
tractabilities
tractability
tractable
tractableness
tractablenesses
tractably
Tractarian
Tractarianism
tractate
tractates
tracted
tractellum
tractile
tracting

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