| Pronunciation: | tru'jekturee | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the path followed by an object moving through space | ||
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| Synonyms: | flight | ||
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| See Also: | ballistic trajectory, ballistics, gravity-assist, mechanical phenomenon | ||
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| Definition: | \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. | ||
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| Definition: | in systems thinking, this refers to the series of successive states through which the system proceeds over time. It may be said to represent the long-term behavior of the system. | ||
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