trajectory

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Hence, their trajectory is altered, and they fall on the right-hand side of the partition in the bin, while the non-magnetic portion of the stream continues in a straight line and falls on the other side, thus effecting

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  1. noun The path of a projectile or other moving body through space.
  2. noun A chosen or taken course: "What died with [the assassinated leaders] was a moral trajectory, a style of aspiration” (Lance Morrow).
  3. noun Mathematics A curve that cuts all of a given family of curves or surfaces at the same angle.

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  • And as it reaches the peak of its trajectory, the velocity, you will notice, has dropped off to a minimum. —  Peter Hirshberg on TV and the web
  • Hence, their trajectory is altered, and they fall on the right-hand side of the partition in the bin, while the non-magnetic portion of the stream continues in a straight line and falls on the other side, thus effecting a complete separation This simple but effective principle was the one employed by Edison in his great concentrating plant already described. —  Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • Even a slight deviation from my trajectory will be amplified enough for me to take advantage of, to throw him off my trail, and I will be free When first I entered my new life in the asteroid belt, I found my self in my sense of freedom, and joined the free miners of the Kuiper, the loners. —  Asimov's SF, Feb 2002
  • Such a trajectory could be consistent with that of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). —  Naturejobs - All Jobs
  • If the trajectory was as shallow as Forden claims, Wright believes the TD-2 would not have made it as far out over the Pacific as press reports claim it did. video of the rocket launch released by North Korea are also providing new clues about the TD-2, which until now has been shrouded in secrecy. —  Naturejobs - All Jobs
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  1. New Latin trāiectōria, feminine of trāiectōrius, from Latin trāiectus, past participle of trāicere, to throw across; see traject.

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  1. =F. trajectoire, trajectory, Old French the end of a funnel, also adjective, passing over, from Middle Latin *trajectorius, neuter trajectorium, a funnel, from Latin trajicere, past participle trajectus, throw over: see traject.
 

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