Course and Trajectory

Course

Course noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.
Usage example: the river follows a southeasterly course to the ocean

Trajectory is a synonym for course in route topic. In some cases you can use "Trajectory" instead a noun "Course", when it comes to topics like path, trail.

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Trajectory

Trajectory noun - The path followed by an object moving through space.
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Synonyms for Trajectory

Course is a synonym for trajectory in trail topic. You can use "Course" instead a noun "Trajectory".

How words are described

long long course long trajectory
better better course better trajectory
similar similar course similar trajectory
normal normal course normal trajectory
Other adjectives: right, direct, current, original, proper, straight, single, new, general, possible, random, different, planned, ballistic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Whose course then takes a radically different trajectory to that of a typical fantasy-world city.
  • Granted, they were already on a semi-slingshot course, but since they'd left the 'free return trajectory' from earlier missions and would have missed Earth without it, it still likely counts.
  • Actually the scale involved means that even the slightest deviation of trajectory would set one of course by a massive amount during interstellar travel.
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