trajectory
trəˈdʒɛktəri
trajectories
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Definition of trajectory - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
developmentcourse of development like a career or event
  • Her career trajectory has been impressive.
course path
2.
physicspath followed by a moving object through space
  • The trajectory of the comet was visible in the night sky..
course path route
3.
cyberneticsTECH.ordered set of states in a system's evolutionTECH.
  • The robot's trajectory was mapped for efficiency.
course path route
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Expressions with trajectory

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overall path of jobs and progress across someone's working life
Her career trajectory shifted from engineering to project management after graduate school.
moving towards a worse state or condition
The company's profits have been on a downward trajectory for three years.
path of an object in free flight
The missile followed a ballistic trajectory.
firing with a straight path to the target
The tank used flat trajectory fire to hit the bunker.

Origin of trajectory

Latin, trajectus (thrown across)

Terms with trajectory included in their meaning

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motion
spin making the trajectory of an object curve
sports
skill in judging the trajectory of a ball
trajectory
path followed by a projectile
cricket
move sideways in its trajectory
aviation
trajectory of an aircraft or rocket through the air
space trajectory
orbit relatively close to Earth's surface, typically below 2000 kilometers
sports
forceful cricket shot with a high trajectory
space
navigator responsible for spacecraft's trajectory and safety

Examples of trajectory in a sentence

  • His educational trajectory was altered by the scholarship.
  • The missile's trajectory was carefully calculated.
  • They studied the trajectory of the thrown ball.
  • The simulation displayed the trajectory of the system's changes.
  • Analyzing the trajectory of the algorithm revealed inefficiencies.

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  1. French:trajectoire, ...
  2. German:Werdegang, Flugbahn, ...
  3. Italian:traiettoria, ...
  4. Spanish:trayectoria, ruta, ...
  5. Portuguese:trajetória, ...
  6. Chinese:发展轨迹, 轨迹, ...
  7. Japanese:軌跡, 軌道, ...
  8. Arabic:مَسار, مَسار الحَرَكة, ...
  9. Hebrew:מַסְלוּל, ...
  10. Russian:траектория, путь, ...
  11. Ukrainian:траєкторія, ...
  12. Hindi:विकास-पथ, पथ, ...
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