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tract
has definitions from the fields of zoology,anatomy,writing,geography
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[ noun ] (zoology) a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The heart weighed 510 gm. , and at the outflow tracts the left and right_ventricles measured 19 and 3 mm. , respectively . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) an extended area of land
Synonyms Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)After looking about a_bit , Wilson discovered beyond Black_Bottom , across the river and far removed from the white city , a considerable tract of land , and it occurred to him that the church and the better Negro homes might gradually be moved to this plot . Related terms geographical_area site field battlefield park centerfield playing_field range plot park lot rightfield parade_ground leftfield baseball_diamond clearing short subdivision terrain outfield public_square grounds mine_field industrial_park mud_flat picnic_area dump yard field_of_fire grassland minefield fairground midway breeding_ground oasis yard sector toll_plaza fairway parcel |
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[ noun ] (writing) a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
Synonyms Used in print (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)But it would seem more intended as a tract advocating the prosodic theory than a paper directed to the specific problems of Igbo phonology . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a bundle of nerve fibers following a path through the brain
Synonyms Related terms fiber_bundle white_matter corpus_callosum corticospinal_tract peduncle |
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