trajectory
The way a person, group, or thing is going and changing over time.
The general course or direction that a person, organization, or process follows over a period of time, especially as it develops or changes.
The line or curve that a moving object follows through the air or space.
The curved path that a moving object, such as a ball, bullet, or spacecraft, follows through the air or space under the influence of forces like gravity and air resistance.
In science and math, the line that shows how a system's state changes over time in a diagram or model.
In mathematics, physics, and engineering, the curve that represents how the state of a system changes over time within a state-space or phase-space.
- Base: trajectory
- Plural: trajectories
career trajectory
1course of someone's working life
The way a person's job and work life develop over time.
- Her career trajectory has been unusually fast for someone her age.
- Internships can strongly influence a student's future career trajectory.
- He changed industries in his thirties, which shifted his entire career trajectory.
change the trajectory of
1make the future course different
To make the way something is going or developing over time go in a new direction.
- This discovery could change the trajectory of cancer research.
- Good teachers can change the trajectory of a child's life.
- A single policy decision can change the trajectory of the whole economy.
flight trajectory
1path of something flying
The line or curve that something flying, like a plane or rocket, follows through the air or space.
- Engineers simulated the flight trajectory of the new rocket.
- The bird's sudden change in flight trajectory surprised the researchers.
- Weather conditions forced the pilot to adjust the plane's flight trajectory.
growth trajectory
1pattern of growth over time
The way something, like a company or market, grows or increases over time.
- The startup is on a strong growth trajectory despite the weak economy.
- Investors are excited about the company's long-term growth trajectory.
- We need to change our strategy to maintain this growth trajectory.
life trajectory
1overall course of someone's life
The way a person's life goes and changes over time.
- One decision can completely change your life trajectory.
- Social background can strongly influence a child's life trajectory.
- Traveling abroad as a teenager shaped his life trajectory in unexpected ways.
on a downward trajectory
1in a period of decline
Getting worse or less successful over a period of time.
- The company has been on a downward trajectory for the past five years.
- Without major changes, the city's finances will remain on a downward trajectory.
- His health was on a downward trajectory before the surgery.
on an upward trajectory
1in a period of improvement
Improving or becoming more successful over a period of time.
- The team is clearly on an upward trajectory after three wins in a row.
- Sales have been on an upward trajectory since the product relaunch.
- Her confidence has been on an upward trajectory this year.
ballistic trajectory
1curved path of a projectile
The curved line that a bullet, rocket, or other object follows when it moves through the air under gravity.
- The software models the ballistic trajectory of artillery shells.
- Engineers calculated the ballistic trajectory of the rocket before the test.
- Wind speed can significantly alter a bullet's ballistic trajectory.
- The software can simulate the ballistic trajectory of different projectiles.
- Soldiers are trained to understand basic ballistic trajectories for accurate shooting.