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tract ¹  (trkt)

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.

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[Middle English, period of time, from Latin tractus, course, space, period of time, from past participle of trahere, to draw.]

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tract ²  (trkt)

n.

A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal, especially one put out by a religious or political group.

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[Middle English tracte, treatise, probably short for Latin tracttus, from past participle of tractre, to discuss, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

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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]

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tract ²

Noun

a pamphlet, esp. a religious one [Latin tractatus]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tract - an extended area of land             parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, parcel 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 right field, rightfield, right - the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right 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 clearing, glade - a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area 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 purpose system - 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 booklet pamphlet treatise - a formal exposition
	4.	tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway optic 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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tract ¹

noun area, lot, region, estate, district, stretch, quarter, territory, extent, zone, plot, expanse

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tract ²

noun treatise, essay, leaflet, brochure, booklet, pamphlet, dissertation, monograph, homily, disquisition, tractate

Translations

tract [trækt] n (GEO) → región f (= pamphlet); folleto

tract [trækt] n (Geo) → étendue f, zone f (= pamphlet); tract m;

respiratory tract (Anat) → système m respiratoire

tract [trækt] n (Geog) → Gebiet nt;

(pamphlet) → Traktat m or nt;

respiratory tract → Atemwege pl

tract [trækt] n (GEO) → tratto, estensione f (= pamphlet); opuscolo, libretto;

respiratory tract (ANAT) → apparato respiratorio

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tract

n tract [trӕkt]

1 a piece of land. stuk grondمِنْطَقَه واسِعَهпарче земяkrajområdeausgedehnte Flächeέκτασηextensiónmaa-alaقطعه؛ قوارهmaa-alueétendueמֶרחַבक्षेत्रpredjel, komad zemljeterületsebidang tanahsvæði, spildatratto, estensione土地の広がり지면, 토지žemės plotaszemesgabalskawasanlandstreekparsell, landområdepołaćîntindereполоса пространстваkraj, oblasťkos zemljiščaparče zemljeområdeพื้นที่arazi parçası一片土地ділянка; обшир, площинаقطعۂ زمينdải đất一片土地

2 a system formed by connected parts of the body the digestive tract.stelselجِهاز، نِظامтрактústrojísystem; -systemder Traktσύστημα του οργανισμούtracto; aparatotraktدستگاهkanavasystème; appareilמַעֲרֶכֶתशरीर के अंगों की कार्य प्रणालीtrakt, sustavszervsistemmeltingarvegurapparato器管系(인체의) ...계(系), 관(管)traktastraktssaluran`kanaal-organer, –system, –veierprzewódaparelhotract, sistem, apa­ratтрактústrojenstvo, systémtrakttraktsystem, apparatระบบsistem(動物身體有關器官的)系統трактنظامống, bó（动物身体有关器官的）系统

3 a short essay or booklet. traktementمَقالَه، كُرّاسَه، كُتَيِّبброшураtraktátskriftdie Broschüreφυλλάδιοfolletotraktaat, brošüürرسالهkirjoitelmatractחוֹבֶרֶתधार्मिक या राजनीतिक मामले से सम्बन्धित लघुनिबन्ध पुस्तिकाtraktat, raspravatraktátuskarangan pendekbæklinguropuscolo小冊子소책자apybraiža, brošiūratraktātsrisalahverhandelingessay, skrifttraktat, rozprawaopúsculobroşurăтрактат; брошюраtraktátkratka razpravatraktatskrift, broschyr, traktatหนังสือเล่มเล็ก ๆdinsel dergi, (dinî) risale短文，小冊子невеликий трактат; брошураکتابچہ، چھوٹا مضمونbài văn ngắn短文，小册子