traject
[ truh-jekt ]
/ trəˈdʒɛkt /
verb (used with object) Archaic.
to transport, transmit, or transpose.
Origin of traject
1545–55; < Latin
trājectus (past participle of
trāicere to cast, throw over or across), equivalent to
trā- (variant of
trāns-
trans-) +
-jec- (combining form of
jacere to throw) +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM traject
tra·jec·tion, nounWords nearby traject
Example sentences from the Web for traject
In many places the only traject was a narrow ledge, with deep precipices beneath, and often steep, rugged acclivities above.
Some Heroes of Travel |W. H. Davenport Adams
British Dictionary definitions for traject
traject
/ (trəˈdʒɛkt) /
verb
(tr) archaic
to transport or transmit
Derived forms of traject
trajection, nounWord Origin for traject
C17: from Latin
trājectus cast over, from
trāicere to throw across, from
trans- +
iacere to throw