traject
[ truh-jekt ]
/ trəˈdʒɛkt /
verb (used with object) Archaic.
to transport, transmit, or transpose.
Nearby words
- traitoress,
- traitorous,
- traitorously,
- traitress,
- trajan,
- trajectile,
- trajection,
- trajectory,
- trakl,
- tralee
Origin of traject
1545–55; < Latin trājectus (past participle of trāicere to cast, throw over or across), equivalent to trā- (variant of trāns- trans-) + -jec- (combining form of jacere to throw) + -tus past participle suffix
trajectory
[ truh-jek-tuh-ree ]
/ trəˈdʒɛk tə ri /
noun, plural tra·jec·to·ries.
the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
Geometry. a curve or surface that cuts all the curves or surfaces of a given system at a constant angle.
Origin of trajectory
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traject
/ (trəˈdʒɛkt) /
verb
(tr) archaic to transport or transmit
Word Origin for traject
C17: from Latin trājectus cast over, from trāicere to throw across, from trans- + iacere to throw
trajectory
/ (trəˈdʒɛktərɪ, -trɪ) /
noun plural -ries
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
geometry a curve that cuts a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle
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trajectory
1690s, from Modern Latin trajectoria, from fem. of trajectorius "of or pertaining to throwing across," from Latin traiectus "thrown over or across," past participle of traicere "throw across," from Latin trans- "across" (see trans-) + icere, combining form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Used in Late Latin and Middle English to mean "a funnel."
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trajectory
[ trə-jĕk′tə-rē ]
Physics The line or curve described by an object moving through space.
Mathematics A curve or surface that passes through a given set of points or intersects a given series of curves or surfaces at a constant angle.
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