tract 1 (tr kt)n. 1. a. An expanse of land or water. b. A specified or limited area of land: developing a 30-acre tract. 2. Anatomy a. A system of organs and tissues that together perform a specialized function: the alimentary tract. b. A bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function. 3. Archaic A stretch or lapse of time. [Middle English, period of time, from Latin tractus, course, space, period of time, from past participle of trahere, to draw.] |
| tract 2 (trkt) n. A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group. [Middle English tracte, treatise, probably short for Latin tract  tus, from past participle of tractre, to discuss, frequentative of trahere, to draw.] |
| tract 3 (trkt) n. The verses from Scripture sung during Lent or on Ember Days after the gradual in the Roman Catholic Mass. [Middle English tracte, from Medieval Latin tractus, from Latin, a drawing out (from its being an uninterrupted solo); see tract1.] |
tract 1
Noun
1. a large area, esp. of land: an extensive tract of moorland
2. Anat a system of organs or glands that has a particular function: the urinary tract [Latin tractus a stretching out]
tract 2
Noun
a pamphlet, esp. a religious one [Latin tractatus]
| tract (trkt) 1. A series of body organs that work together to perform a specialized function, such as digestion. 2. A bundle of nerve fibers, especially in the central nervous system, that begin and end in the same place and share a common function. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tract - an extended area of land baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate center field, centerfield, center - the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center" left field, leftfield, left - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left; "the batter flied out to left" outfield - the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed railway yard, railyard, yard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines desert - arid land with little or no vegetation oasis - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, field - a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" minefield - a region in which explosives mines have been placed breeding ground - a place where animals breed field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat" field of fire - the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth industrial park - a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life mud flat - a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide parade ground - an area for holding parades fairground - an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located fairway - a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement park, parkland - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" picnic area, picnic ground - a tract of land set aside for picnicking public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets toll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located range - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range" sector - a portion of a military position land site, site - the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school" subdivision - an area composed of subdivided lots mine field - a tract of land containing explosive mines terrain - a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain" plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" yard - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" |
| 2. |  tract - a system of body parts that together serve some particular purposesystem - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" respiratory tract, airway - the passages through which air enters and leaves the body urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine | |
| 3. |  tract - a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklettreatise - a formal exposition | |
| 4. |  tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brainoptic radiation, radiatio optica - a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex commissure - a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord cerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths |
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Translations
tract [trækt] n (Geo) → étendue f, zone f (= pamphlet); tract m;
respiratory tract (Anat) → système m respiratoire
tract [trækt] n (GEO) → tratto, estensione f (= pamphlet); opuscolo, libretto;
respiratory tract (ANAT) → apparato respiratorio
n tract [trӕkt]
1 a piece of land. stuk grond مِنْطَقَه واسِعَه парче земя kraj område ausgedehnte Fläche έκταση extensión maa-ala قطعه؛ قواره maa-alue étendue מֶרחַב क्षेत्र predjel, komad zemlje terület sebidang tanah svæði, spilda tratto, estensione 土地の広がり 지면, 토지 žemės plotas zemesgabals kawasan landstreek parsell, landområde połać întindere полоса пространства kraj, oblasť kos zemljišča parče zemlje område พื้นที่ arazi parçası 一片土地 ділянка; обшир, площина قطعۂ زمين dải đất 一片土地
2 a system formed by connected parts of the body the digestive tract. stelsel جِهاز، نِظام тракт ústrojí system; -system der Trakt σύστημα του οργανισμού tracto; aparato trakt دستگاه kanava système; appareil מַעֲרֶכֶת शरीर के अंगों की कार्य प्रणाली trakt, sustav szerv sistem meltingarvegur apparato 器管系 (인체의) ...계(系), 관(管) traktas trakts saluran kanaal -organer, –system, –veier przewód aparelho tract, sistem, aparat тракт ústrojenstvo, systém trakt trakt system, apparat ระบบ sistem (動物身體有關器官的)系統 тракт نظام ống, bó （动物身体有关器官的）系统
3 a short essay or booklet. traktement مَقالَه، كُرّاسَه، كُتَيِّب брошура traktát skrift die Broschüre φυλλάδιο folleto traktaat, brošüür رساله kirjoitelma tract חוֹבֶרֶת धार्मिक या राजनीतिक मामले से सम्बन्धित लघुनिबन्ध पुस्तिका traktat, rasprava traktátus karangan pendek bæklingur opuscolo 小冊子 소책자 apybraiža, brošiūra traktāts risalah verhandeling essay, skrift traktat, rozprawa opúsculo broşură трактат; брошюра traktát kratka razprava traktat skrift, broschyr, traktat หนังสือเล่มเล็ก ๆ dinsel dergi, (dinî) risale 短文，小冊子 невеликий трактат; брошура کتابچہ، چھوٹا مضمون bài văn ngắn 短文，小册子
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