'Trajectory' definitions:
Definition of 'trajectory'
(from WordNet)
noun
The path followed by an object moving through space [syn: trajectory, flight]
Definition of 'Trajectory'
From: GCIDE
- Trajectory \Tra*ject"o*ry\, n.; pl. Trajectories. [Cf. F. trajectoire.] The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air. [1913 Webster] Trajetour Trajet
Synonyms of 'trajectory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air lane,
- altitude peak,
- aphelion,
- apogee,
- astronomical longitude,
- automatic control,
- autumnal equinox,
- beat,
- blast-off,
- burn,
- burnout,
- ceiling,
- celestial equator,
- celestial longitude,
- celestial meridian,
- circle,
- circuit,
- colures,
- course,
- descent,
- ecliptic,
- end of burning,
- equator,
- equinoctial,
- equinoctial circle,
- equinoctial colure,
- equinox,
- flight,
- flight path,
- galactic longitude,
- geocentric longitude,
- geodetic longitude,
- great circle,
- heliocentric longitude,
- ignition,
- impact,
- itinerary,
- launch,
- lift-off,
- line,
- longitude,
- meridian,
- orbit,
- path,
- perigee,
- perihelion,
- period,
- primrose path,
- road,
- rocket launching,
- round,
- route,
- run,
- sea lane,
- shoot,
- shortcut,
- shot,
- small circle,
- solstitial colure,
- tour,
- track,
- trade route,
- traject,
- trajet,
- velocity peak,
- vernal equinox,
- walk,
- zodiac,
- zone