traject

[ truh-jekt ]

/ trəˈdʒɛkt /

verb (used with object) Archaic.

to transport, transmit, or transpose.

Nearby words

trait, traitor, traitorous, traitress, trajan, traject, trajectory, trakl, tralee, trali, tram

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

Related forms

tra·jec·tion, noun

Definition for trajection (2 of 2)

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

1660–70; < New Latin trājectōria, noun use of feminine of Medieval Latin trājectōrius cast-ing over. See traject, -tory¹

Related forms

tra·jec·tile

[truh-jek-til, -tahyl] /trəˈdʒɛk tɪl, -taɪl/, adjectivetra·jec·tion

[truh-jek-shuh n] /trəˈdʒɛk ʃən/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for trajection (1 of 2)

traject

/ (trəˈdʒɛkt) /

verb

(tr) archaic to transport or transmit

Derived Forms

trajection, noun

Word Origin for traject

C17: from Latin trājectus cast over, from trāicere to throw across, from trans- + iacere to throw

British Dictionary definitions for trajection (2 of 2)

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

Derived Forms

trajectile (trəˈdʒɛktaɪl), adjective

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Science definitions for trajection

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.