Tract
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Tract may refer to:
- Land lot, a section of land
- Census tractCensus tractA census tract, census area, or census district is a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census. Usually these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas and several tracts commonly exist within a county...
, a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census - Tract (literature)Tract (literature)A tract is a literary work, and in current usage, usually religious in nature. The notion of what constitutes a tract has changed over time. By the early part of the 21st century, these meant small pamphlets used for religious and political purposes, though far more often the former. They are...
, a short written work, usually of a political or religious nature - Tract (liturgy)Tract (liturgy)The tract is part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, which is used instead of the Alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions, when the joyousness of an Alleluia is deemed...
, a component of Roman Catholic liturgy - A collection of related anatomic structures, such as:
- Gastrointestinal tractGastrointestinal tractThe human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. ....
- Genitourinary tract
- Reproductive tract
- A grouping of feathers, e.g. primaries, auriculars, scapulars
- Gastrointestinal tract
See also
- Tractate (disambiguation)
- Neural tract, fibres of white matterWhite matterWhite matter is one of the two components of the central nervous system and consists mostly of myelinated axons. White matter tissue of the freshly cut brain appears pinkish white to the naked eye because myelin is composed largely of lipid tissue veined with capillaries. Its white color is due to...
which connect different parts of the brain