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- Dictionarytra·jec·to·ry/trəˈjekt(ə)rē/
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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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?
TRAJECTORY definition: 1. the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air: 2. the…. Learn more.
A trajectory is the path of an object through space, or the path of life that a person chooses.
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.
TRAJECTORY meaning: 1. the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air: 2. the…. Learn more.
(trəˈdʒɛktərɪ , -trɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -ries. 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.
trajectory. ( trəˈdʒɛktərɪ; -trɪ) n, pl-ries. 1. (Aeronautics) 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. (Mathematics) geometry a curve that cuts a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle. trajectileadj.
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.
Definition of trajectory noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
