trajectory

CEFRB2

/tɹəˈd͡ʒɛktəɹi/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    The curved path followed by an object moving through space.

  2. 02

    noun

    The way a situation or career develops over time.

Examples

  • Sami was on a trajectory to do big things in life.

  • The trajectory of our history over the last 50, 100 years has been remarkable.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. The ordered set of intermediate states assumed by a dynamical system as a result of time evolution.

  2. The path of a body as it travels through space.

  3. The path an object takes as it moves.

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Origin

noun

From New Latin trāiectōria f (“trajectory”) (used by Newton), the feminine of trāiectōrius (“of or pertaining to throwing across”), from Latin trāiectus (“thrown over or across”), past participle of trāiciō, from trans- (“across, beyond”) (see trans-) + iaciō (“to throw”) (from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw, impel”)). Middle French and Middle English had trajectorie (“end of a funnel”), from Latin trāiectōrium.