Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The path of a projectile or other moving body through space.
- noun A chosen or taken course.
- noun Mathematics A curve that cuts all of a given family of curves or surfaces at the same angle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The path described by a body moving under the action of given forces; specifically, the curve described by a projectile in its flight through the air. Compare
range , 4. - noun In geometry, a curve which cuts all the curves or surfaces of a given system at a constant angle. When the constant angle is a right angle, the trajectory is called an orthogonal trajectory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The path of a body as it travels through space.
- noun cybernetics The ordered set of intermediate states assumed by a
dynamical system as a result of time evolution. - noun Metaphorically, a course of development, such as that of a war or career.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the path followed by an object moving through space
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For example, in the context of the spectral decomposition version of the modal interpretation, Bacciagaluppi, Donald, and Vermaas (1995) show that the ˜trajectory™ (through Hilbert space) of the spectral components of the reduced state of a physical system will, under reasonable conditions, be continuous, or have only isolated discontinuities (so that the trajectory can be naturally extended to a continuous trajectory).
Modal Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics Dickson, Michael 2007
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He said the trajectory is actually better coming out of this recession than those in the past but that it will take time for things to feel as if they 've improved.
Top Geithner Adviser to Return to Academia Deborah Solomon 2010
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This depleted free-roaming populations and added to swelling populations of captive horses and burros whose care and management consumes nearly three-quarters of the program's entire budget, putting it on a long-term trajectory of financial ruin.
Wayne Pacelle: C Minus: Subpar Score for Obama Administration on Animal Welfare Issues Wayne Pacelle 2012
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Her impact on my professional trajectory is unquestionable.
Gina Athena Ulysse: Teaching Black Feminism and Paying it Forward Gina Athena Ulysse 2010
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I agree that the learning trajectory is essentially learner ‘designed’, learner motivated, and idiosyncratic.
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This depleted free-roaming populations and added to swelling populations of captive horses and burros whose care and management consumes nearly three-quarters of the program's entire budget, putting it on a long-term trajectory of financial ruin.
Wayne Pacelle: C Minus: Subpar Score for Obama Administration on Animal Welfare Issues Wayne Pacelle 2012
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If the later trajectory is chosen, heads of states and leaders from the private sector will soon realize that there are also major political, social and economic benefits to it: creating sustainable value.
Erwann Michel-Kerjan: MENA Countries Need to Foster Their Risk Management Capabilities, But How? Erwann Michel-Kerjan 2010
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Her impact on my professional trajectory is unquestionable.
Gina Athena Ulysse: Teaching Black Feminism and Paying it Forward Gina Athena Ulysse 2010
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If the later trajectory is chosen, heads of states and leaders from the private sector will soon realize that there are also major political, social and economic benefits to it: creating sustainable value.
Erwann Michel-Kerjan: MENA Countries Need to Foster Their Risk Management Capabilities, But How? Erwann Michel-Kerjan 2010
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Her impact on my professional trajectory is unquestionable.
Gina Athena Ulysse: Teaching Black Feminism and Paying it Forward Gina Athena Ulysse 2010
chained_bear commented on the word trajectory
Love this word. Love it, love it, love it. I even got to use it at work today. Alsome.
October 26, 2007
Louises commented on the word trajectory
When Jake leaped, his trajectory made an arc that framed Grainer for me in weird vividness. From "The Last Werewolf" by Glen Duncan.
March 30, 2012