traceable

[ trey-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being traced.
2. attributable or ascribable (usually followed by to ):

   a victory traceable to good coaching.

Other Words From

• tracea·bili·ty tracea·ble·ness noun
• tracea·bly adverb
• nontrace·a·bili·ty noun
• non·tracea·ble adjective
• non·tracea·ble·ness noun
• non·tracea·bly adverb
• un·tracea·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of traceable¹

First recorded in 1740–50; trace ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

These stories have all the earmarks of urban legends...The stories told about eaten pets are spread by word-of-mouth, and are unauthenticated by actual, traceable details.

From Los Angeles Times

But Nusslock said she was told that because of “hospital policy” an abortion couldn’t be done because her life was not at enough risk and since one twin still had traceable “heart tones.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some therapists promoted the notion that a person’s emotional troubles were conveniently traceable to an unremembered trauma.

From Los Angeles Times

Vaksmaa: "These so-called 13C isotopes remain traceable in the food chain. It is like a tag that enables us to follow where the carbon goes. We can then trace it in the degradation products."

From Science Daily

"Sometimes we thought that encryption and not having the event traceable would be beneficial."

From Salon

Related Words

• attributable
• detectable
• identifiable