tra|jec|to|ry

tra|jec|to|ry
tra|jec|to|ry «truh JEHK tuhr ee, -tree», noun, plural -ries.
1. a curved path, as of a projectile, comet, or planet.
2. Geometry. a curve or surface that passes through a given set of points or intersects a given series of curves or surfaces at a constant angle.
[< Medieval Latin trajectorius for throwing across < Latin trājectus; see etym. under traject (Cf.traject)]

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  • tra·jec·to·ry — /trəˈʤɛktəri/ noun, pl ries [count] : the curved path along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space the trajectory of the missile often used figuratively to describe a process of change or development that leads… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jec — ab·jec·tion; ad·jec·ti·val; ad·jec·tiv·ize; con·jec·tur·al; con·jec·tur·er; de·jec·ta; de·jec·tion; dis·jec·ta; dis·jec·tion; in·jec·tor; in·ter·jec·tion; in·ter·jec·tion·al; in·ter·jec·tion·al·ize; in·ter·jec·tion·ary; in·ter·jec·tor;… …   English syllables

  • tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

  • trajectory — tra·jec·to·ry …   English syllables

  • traject — tra•ject [[t]trəˈdʒɛkt[/t]] v. t. to transmit • Etymology: 1545–55; < L trājectus, ptp. of trāicere to throw or across =trā , var. of trāns trans + icere, comb. form of jacere to throw tra•jec′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • trajecte — tra|jec|te Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • trajectòria — tra|jec|tò|ri|a Mot Esdrúixol Nom femení …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • trajectory — tra|jec|to|ry [trəˈdʒektəri] n plural trajectories [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: trajectoria, from Latin trajectus, past participle of traicere to cause to cross , from trans ( TRANS ) + jacere to throw ] 1.) technical the curved path …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

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