trajectory
trajectory Lexical Profile
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• noun
A line or pattern of development, progression, or evolution over time, such as in a career, economy, or historical process.
"Her early research internship altered the entire trajectory of her academic career."
The curved path followed by an object, spacecraft, or projectile moving through space or air under the action of given forces such as gravity.
"The engineers carefully calculated the trajectory of the satellite to ensure it entered a stable orbit."
In geometry, a curve or surface that intersects all curves or surfaces of a given family at a constant angle.
"In differential equations, students learn how to find the orthogonal trajectory of a family of parabolas."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from Modern Latin 'trajectoria', a feminine noun derived from the Latin verb 'traicere' ('to throw across'), combining 'trans-' ('across') and 'jacere' ('to throw').