tracciata

Tracciata is the feminine form of the Italian past participle of tracciare, meaning drawn or traced. In Italian, tracciata can function both as an adjective and as a noun. As an adjective, it describes something that has been traced or outlined. As a noun, it can denote a trace, an outline, or a planned route or line that has been drawn or mapped.

In cartography, surveying and civil engineering, tracciata refers to the line that outlines a boundary, road, railway, or other feature on a map or plan. The expression emphasizes that the position and form of the line have been planned or surveyed in advance and then drawn on the medium. In technical drawings, the tracciata is the network of reference lines and contours used to guide dimensions and assemblies.

In architecture and urban planning, tracciata appears in descriptions of project layouts, such as the tracciata di progetto or the tracciata di un edificio. It can also denote the outline of a shape or profile on a drawing, or the trace left by a measuring instrument during fieldwork. The term is common in Italian technical and professional language and is often used alongside related terms such as traccia, tracciato and tracciare.

Notes: The precise meaning of tracciata depends on context; in everyday Italian it is often translated simply as drawn or outlined.