TRACT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRACT?

Need another word that means the same as “tract”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “tract” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tract” are: nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, pamphlet, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, area, region, expanse, span, sweep, stretch, extent, belt, swathe, zone, plot, patch, portion, section, sector, quarter

Tract as a Noun

Definitions of "Tract" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tract” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain.
• An indefinitely large extent of something.
• An extended area of land.
• A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose.
• A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet.
• An area of land, typically a large one.
• A major passage in the body, large bundle of nerve fibres, or other continuous elongated anatomical structure or region.

Synonyms of "Tract" as a noun (24 Words)

area	A sunken enclosure giving access to the basement of a building. Areas of interest include.
belt	A conveyor belt. Be quiet or it s the belt.
expanse	The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary. The moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm.
extent	The distance or area or volume over which something extends. The vast extent of the desert.
nerve pathway	Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
nerve tract	Impudent aggressiveness.
pamphlet	A small book usually having a paper cover. He published a spate of pamphlets on the subjects about which he felt strongly.
parcel	A collection of things wrapped or boxed together. The lorry was carrying a large number of Royal Mail parcels.
parcel of land	A wrapped container.
patch	A small piece of code inserted into a program to improve its functioning or to correct a fault. Patches of thin ice.
pathway	A route, formed by a chain of nerve cells, along which impulses of a particular kind usually travel. The crags and cornices of the mountainous pathways.
piece of ground	A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
piece of land	An artistic or literary composition.
plot	A chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object. They concocted a plot to discredit the governor.
portion	A part of something divided between two or more people; a share. Burger joints offering huge portions.
quarter	A quarter of a hundredweight 25 pounds. Unemployment fell during the last quarter.
region	The approximate amount of something usually used prepositionally as in in the region of. The equatorial regions.
section	The area created by a plane cutting through a solid. I unscrewed every section of copper pipe from the roof tank to the hot water cylinder.
sector	The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. The public sector.
span	The wingspan of an aircraft or a bird. The job was finished in the span of an hour.
stretch	A stretch limo. Beyond any stretch of his understanding.
swathe	An enveloping bandage. If the day is windy the swathes should be high and narrow.
sweep	An act of sweeping something with a brush. A grandiose sweep of his hand.
zone	Any encircling or beltlike structure. A pedestrian zone.

Usage Examples of "Tract" as a noun

• The digestive tract.
• Large tracts of natural forest.
• It took courage to privatize vast tracts of nationalized industry.

Associations of "Tract" (30 Words)

afferent	An afferent nerve fibre or vessel. Afferent nerves.
aisle	A passage between cabinets and shelves of goods in a supermarket or other building. I spend much of my time at the shops wandering through the aisles.
axon	The long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
bottleneck	The style of playing that uses a bottleneck. Animated films are still stymied by a technological bottleneck.
cerebellum	A major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans.
cerebrum	Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans.
corridor	An enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it. His room lay at the very end of the corridor.
cortex	The layer of unmyelinated neurons the grey matter forming the cortex of the cerebrum.
cortical	Relating to or forming an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root. The outline of the kidney is irregular due to cortical scarring.
elasticity	The tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed. The price elasticity of electricity demand.
esophagus	The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.
furrow	Cut a furrow into a columns. Gorges furrowing the deep sea floor.
gangway	A movable bridge linking a ship to the shore.
lane	Each of a number of notional parallel strips in the gel of an electrophoresis plate, occupied by a single sample. The innermost dust lane is dense enough to absorb some infrared.
metabolic	Undergoing metamorphosis. A metabolic disorder.
nerve	Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body. She nerved herself to enter the room.
network	Connect as or operate with a network. A railroad network.
neural	Of or relating to the nervous system. Patterns of neural activity.
neurobiologist	A specialist in neurobiology.
neuron	A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
neuroscientist	An expert in neuroscience. There is a significant and growing need among neuroscientists to exchange experimental data.
olfactory	Relating to the sense of smell. The olfactory organs.
parietal	Of the parietal lobe. Parietal rules.
passage	Subject a strain of microorganisms or cells to a passage. The passage of air from the lungs.
path	A way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading. The missile traced a fiery path in the sky.
pathway	A route, formed by a chain of nerve cells, along which impulses of a particular kind usually travel. Research has indisputably been part of the pathway to progress.
plasticity	The quality of being easily shaped or moulded. Fine clay at the right degree of plasticity is more useful.
route	Send via a specific route. All lines of communication were routed through London.
synapse	A junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter. Nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters.
tube	A thing in the form of or resembling a tube. Women with blocked tubes.