nyomvonal

Nyomvonal is a Hungarian noun that denotes a line of travel, a track, or a trace left by movement. It can refer to the actual path that someone or something has followed, as well as to a planned or designated route. The term is used across fields such as geography, transportation, surveying, and everyday language to describe the spatial line connecting points along a movement or infrastructure.

In cartography and geographic information systems, nyomvonal usually means a polyline geometry that represents a route or corridor on a map. Examples include the nyomvonal of a road, a railway line, a river channel, or a hiking trail. The concept emphasizes the geometry and sequence of the path rather than its purpose, although context often clarifies both.

Etymologically, nyomvonal is formed from nyom, meaning trace or imprint, and vonal, meaning line. This pairing highlights the idea of a path that has been formed by movement or marking a surface. In everyday speech, nyomvonal can also describe the footprint or trail left by someone, an animal, or an object.

See also terms related to movement and paths, such as útvonal (route), nyom (trace), and vonal (line). The term is common in technical descriptions of infrastructure projects, field surveys, and environmental studies, as well as in descriptive language about travel and pathways.