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Trajectory — is the path a moving object follows through space. The object might be a projectile or a satellite, for example. It thus includes the meaning of orbit the path of a planet, an asteroid or a comet as it travels around a central mass. A trajectory… … Wikipedia
Trajectory — Tra*ject o*ry, n.; pl. {Trajectories}. [Cf. F. trajectoire.] The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trajectory — [n] course curve, direction, flight, flow, line, movement, orbit, path, range, route, track, trail; concepts 501,514 … New thesaurus
trajectory — ► NOUN (pl. trajectories) ▪ the path described by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces. ORIGIN Latin trajectoria, from traicere throw across … English terms dictionary
trajectory — [trə jek′tə rē] n. pl. trajectories [ML trajectorius < L trajectus: see TRAJECT] 1. the curved path of something hurtling through space, esp. that of a projectile from the time it leaves the muzzle of the gun 2. Math. a) a curve or surface… … English World dictionary
trajectory — [[t]trəʤe̱ktəri[/t]] trajectories 1) N COUNT: with supp The trajectory of a moving object is the path that it follows as it moves. ...the trajectory of an artillery shell. 2) N COUNT: with supp The trajectory of something such as a person s… … English dictionary
trajectory — UK [trəˈdʒekt(ə)rɪ] / US [trəˈdʒektərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms trajectory : singular trajectory plural trajectories 1) the high curving line in which an object such as a missile moves through the air The bomb followed a high trajectory… … English dictionary
trajectory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: New Latin trajectoria, from feminine of trajectorius of passing, from Latin traicere to cause to cross, cross, from trans , tra trans + jacere to throw more at jet Date: 1696 1. the curve that a body (as a planet or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
trajectory — tra|jec|to|ry [ trə dʒektəri ] noun count 1. ) TECHNICAL the high curving line in which an object such as a missile moves through the air: The bomb followed a high trajectory toward its target. 2. ) FORMAL the way in which a process or event… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trajectory — See ballistic trajectory … Military dictionary
