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retracement

7.2

Going back over a route to return to a previous point

noun
/rɪˈtreɪsmənt/

: retorno

The hikers made a careful retracement of their steps after getting lost in the woods.

Examples

A retracement of the original route helped the team find the missing equipment.
She documented every retracement of the trail during her journey.
After the error was discovered, a full retracement of the process was necessary.
The hiker made a retracement to find his lost backpack.
The hikers made a careful retracement of their steps after getting lost in the woods.
A retracement of the original route helped the team find the missing equipment.
She documented every retracement of the trail during her journey.

Synonyms

backtracking

vsretracement

1 5.3

Going back along the same route to return to a previous point

is used for returning to a previous point rather than fixing an error

turnback

vsretracement

4.4

A decision to stop a journey and go back because of a problem

focuses on returning along the same path to a previous point

Antonyms

to proceed

763 3.0

Begin or continue an action after a pause, often as planned

to advance

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

How Far

to return

∞ 1.0

retracement

7.2

to backtrack

42 4.3

to about-face

1 6.1

Surface Forms

retracement singular

retracements plural

Morphology

retracement = retrace (transparent) = re + trace + ment

This is a regular action noun formed from the verb 'retrace' with the suffix '-ment'.

Etymology

Retracement comes from re- ('again') and trace ('to follow a path'), so it literally means 'to trace again' and is easy to remember as going back over a route or returning to a previous point.