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retrack

retrack verb: to track again.

Verb

retrack (third-person singular simple present retracks, present participle retracking, simple past and past participle retracked)

  1. To track again.
  2. To correct the range and elevation measurements in altimetry data by certain mathematical operations on the waveform.
    • These retracking functions cover a much wider range of possible waveform shapes than the Brown model. A few studies concluded that the ICE1 retracker performs with sufficient accuracy over inland waters […]2015, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez, International Symposium on Earth and Environmental Sciences for Future Generations: Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic, June...

Forms of retrack

third-person singular presentretracks
present participleretracking
past participleretracked
pastretracked

Origin of retrack

From re- + track.

Words formed from retrack

Questions about retrack

What does retrack mean?
Retrack means to track again.
What part of speech is retrack?
Retrack is a verb.
What is the past tense of retrack?
The past tense of retrack is retracked.

Words near retrack in the dictionary

  1. retraces one's steps
  2. retraceth
  3. retracing
  4. retracing one's steps
  5. retracings
  6. retrack
  7. retracked
  8. retracker
  9. retrackers
  10. retracking
  11. retracks

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