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Webster 1913 Edition


Traject

Tra-ject′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trajected
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Trajecting
.]
[L.
trajectus
, p. p. of
trajicere
to throw across;
trans
across +
jacere
to throw. See
Jet
a shooting forth.]
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.

Traj′ect

,
Noun.
[L.
trajectus
, fr.
trajicere
: cf. F.
trajet
, OF.
traject
. See
Traject
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry.
[Obs.]
Cotgrave.
2.
The act of trajecting; trajection.
3.
A trajectory.
[R.]
I. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Traject

TRAJECT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. trajectus,trajicio; trans and jacio, to throw.]
To throw or cast through; as, to traject the sun's light through three or more cross prisms.