trajectory(n = noun.phenomenon) flight - the path followed by an object moving through space;
is a kind of mechanical phenomenon
has particulars: ballistic trajectory, ballistics, gravity-assist
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]
trajectory, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the path described by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.
2 Geom. a curve or surface cutting a system of curves or surfaces at a constant angle.
Etymology:
(orig. adj.) f. med.L trajectorius f. L traicere traject- (as TRANS-, jacere throw)
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