trajectory
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tra·jec·to·ry

noun \trə-ˈjek-t(ə-)rē\
plural tra·jec·to·ries

Definition of TRAJECTORY

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>

Examples of TRAJECTORY

  1. the trajectory of the missile

Origin of TRAJECTORY

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
First Known Use: 1696

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