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trajectory

Main Entry:: tra·jec·to·ry
Pronunciation:: \trə-ˈjek-t(ə-)rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural tra·jec·to·ries
Etymology:: New Latin trajectoria, from feminine of trajectorius of passing, from Latin traicere to cause to cross, cross, from trans-, tra- trans- + jacere to throw — more at jet
Date:: 1696

1 : the curve that a body (as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space 2 : a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory <an upward career trajectory>

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