As in "While Google has been careful to maintain that its release was not aimed at the heart of Microsoft's software empire, analysts said that was its trajectory."
2006-08-30 15:38:59 · 17 answers · asked by runnerdx 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A trajectory is a path that something takes, often a missile, etc. In this context, it means that even though Google says they weren't trying to affect Microsoft, the analysts think that's what they were getting at (aiming for; moving toward) all along.
2006-08-30 15:42:15 · answer #1 · answered by Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The course. The track of the motion of an artillery shell, for example. It has a curved trajectory. So, in your example, it means that Google's release was not directly aimed at the heart of Microsoft, but it'll hit the bullseye nevertheless because the trajectory was a curve. Like with a bow and arrow, if you're aiming at a far-away target, the arrow's trajectory is not in a straight line toward the target, but it is actually on a higher trajectory, up into the sky before dropping down on the target.
2006-08-30 22:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The path of a projectile or other moving body through space.
A chosen or taken course: “What died with [the assassinated leaders] was a moral trajectory, a style of aspiration” (Lance Morrow).
Mathematics. A curve that cuts all of a given family of curves or surfaces at the same angle.
2006-08-30 22:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by crissyll22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: tra·jec·to·ry
Pronunciation: tr&-'jek-t(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: New Latin trajectoria, from feminine of trajectorius of passing, from Latin traicere to cause to cross, cross, from trans-, tra- trans- + jacere to throw -- more at JET
1 : the curve that a body (as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
2 : a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory
2006-08-30 22:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by Serendipity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey trajectory means the path in which something is traveling
2006-08-30 22:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by hockeymancan19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The direction in which an object will travel - like for a missile or a space shuttle.
2006-08-30 23:17:11 · answer #6 · answered by Mx2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bullet, arrow, artillery shell, or missle follows a trajectory to its target.
2006-08-30 22:41:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "Path of flight" or the aim of the situtation in that context.
2006-08-30 22:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by The::Mega 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://66.161.12.81/search?q=trajectory
2006-08-30 22:42:59 · answer #9 · answered by bzqqsq 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
path of process or event: the way in which a process or event develops over a period of time
2006-08-30 22:41:26 · answer #10 · answered by cheenarca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋