different between conformity vs retrace

English

Etymology

From Middle French conformité

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??m?ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??m?ti/
• Hyphenation: con?for?mi?ty

Noun

conformity (countable and uncountable, plural conformities)

1. The state of things being similar or identical.

   Synonyms: homogeneity, uniformity; see also Thesaurus:uniformity

2. A point of resemblance; a similarity.
3. The state of being conforming, of complying with a set of rules, with a norm or standard.

   Synonyms: compliance, conformance; see also Thesaurus:conformity

4. The ideology of adhering to one standard or social uniformity.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used interchangeably with conformation.

Antonyms

• nonconformity

Related terms

• conform
• conformance
• conformism

Derived terms

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “conformity”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

English

Etymology

From French retracer, from Middle French retracier

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?s

Verb

retrace (third-person singular simple present retraces, present participle retracing, simple past and past participle retraced)

1. (transitive) To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.
2. (transitive) To go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery.

   He retraced his steps, and found his keys where he had dropped them.

Translations

Noun

retrace (plural retraces)

1. (television) The period when the beam of the cathode-ray tube returns to its initial horizontal position in order to start the next line of the display.

Translations

Anagrams

• Terrace, caterer, reacter, recrate, terrace

French

Verb

retrace

1. first-person singular present indicative of retracer
2. third-person singular present indicative of retracer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of retracer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of retracer
5. second-person singular imperative of retracer