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Pronunciation : Tra*ject"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. trajectus, p. p. of trajicere to throw across; trans across + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
Definition : Defn: To throw or cast through, over, or across; as, to traject the sun's light through three or more cross prisms. [R.] Sir I. Newton.

t. [imp. & p. p. Trajected; p. pr. & vb. n. Trajecting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Traj"ect
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. trajectus, fr. trajicere: cf. F. trajet, OF. traject. See Traject, v. t.]
Definition : 1. A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

2. The act of trajecting; trajection.

3. A trajectory. [R.] I. Taylor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913