traceable

Everyday

1. Able to be found or followed back to where it started. tree →
2. Able to be copied by drawing over it (rare). tree →

In the lessons

In science, food safety and the news: «traceable» food can be followed back to the farm it came from. Phone calls, money and emails may be traceable. In history: «traceable to» means a cause can be found. Phrases: «traceable to», «easily traceable», «fully traceable».

Examples

• All the meat in this shop is traceable to local farms. tree →
• The problem was traceable to a broken wire. tree →
• Online messages are often traceable. tree →
• Her family is traceable back many generations. tree →
• The parcel is traceable with a tracking number. tree →
• The smell was traceable to a rotten apple. tree →
• The travels of the "Fables of Bidpai" from India to Europe are well known and distinctly traceable. tree →

Note

Spelling: keep the «e»: «trace + able» = «traceable» (the «e» keeps the «c» soft). Opposite: «untraceable». Usually followed by «to» + the source.