TRAJECTORY


Meaning of TRAJECTORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trə-ˈjek-t(ə-)rē ]

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 comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space

2. : a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory

an upward career trajectory

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