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- Dictionarytrajectory/trəˈdʒɛkt(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces: "the missile's trajectory was preset"
- 2. a curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle.
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TRAJECTORY definition: 1. the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air: 2. the…. Learn more.
The meaning of TRAJECTORY is the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space. How to use trajectory in a sentence. Did you know?
1. the path described by an object moving in air or space under the influence of such forces as thrust, wind resistance, and gravity, esp the curved path of a projectile. 2. geometry. a curve that cuts a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
The trajectory of an object is the path it follows once in flight or in motion. The word is especially used in the context of the path of projectiles like rockets, but it can be used in many different contexts.
noun. /trəˈdʒektəri/ (plural trajectories) (specialist) the curved path of something that has been fired, hit or thrown into the air. a missile’s trajectory. (figurative) My career seemed to be on a downward trajectory. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.
A trajectory is the path of an object through space, or the path of life that a person chooses. Trajectory comes from the Latin trajectoria, which means "throw across." The prefix tra- is short for trans-, which means "across" (think transport and transit) and the ject comes from jacere, which means "throw" and is also the root of the word jet.
TRAJECTORY meaning: 1. the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air: 2. the…. Learn more.
TRAJECTORY definition: the curved line that something follows as it moves through the air. Learn more.
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. Ancient Mathematics. a. a curve or surface that passes through all the curves of a given family at the same angle.
TRAJECTORY meaning: the curved path along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space often used figuratively to describe a process of change or development that leads toward a particular result.
