tract meaning and definition

TRACT noun

Definition of tract (noun)

1. an extended area of land
   • synonyms: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land
2. a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
3. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
   • synonyms: pamphlet
4. a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
   • synonyms: nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway