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- pronunciation:
- tr
jek
t
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
trajectories |
| definition 1: |
the actual or expected path of a moving object, esp. the curve followed by a projectile, missile, or spacecraft in flight.
The wind can easily affect the trajectory of a small model rocket. |
| definition 2: |
in geometry, a curve or curved surface that intersects all of a given system of curves or surfaces at the same angle.
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| definition 3: |
a path or course of real or expected development.
She deemed her career to be on an upward trajectory. |
| related words: |
course, orbit, path |
adjective + (n.)trajectory
anticipated,
ballistic,
chaotic,
classic,
classical,
consistent,
current,
curved,
developmental,
different,
distinct,
distinctive,
downward,
educational,
evolutionary,
expected,
flat,
future,
historical,
hyperbolic,
ideal,
identical,
inconsistent,
inevitable,
initial,
long-term,
low,
narrative,
optimal,
overall,
parallel,
remarkable,
similar,
smooth,
steep,
straight,
typical,
unique,
unpredictable,
unusual,
upward,
usual,
vertical
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verb + (n.)trajectory
alter, calculate, change, chart, compute, define, describe, deviate, follow, illustrate, influence, launch, misjudge, plot, predict, reverse, trace, track, yield
(n.)trajectory
+ verb
bend, depend, differ, map, mark, swing
noun + (n.)trajectory
achievement,
angle,
atmosphere,
ball,
billiard,
career,
comet,
craft,
delinquency,
development,
distance,
escape,
flight,
fragment,
gravity,
growth,
ion,
object,
path,
probe,
shot,
soliton,
spacecraft,
speed,
succession,
transition,
velocity
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| derivations: |
trajectile (adj.), trajection (n.) |
The word trajectory
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
Example words:
abject, adjacent, adjective, conjecture, deject, dejection, ejaculatory, eject, inject, injection, interject, interjection, jet, jetsam, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, rejection, subjacent, subject, subjective, trajectory
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