Sentences with 'trajectory'
Example sentences and phrases with the word trajectory and other words derived from it.
• « Some moths, for example, zigzag erratically from left to right without following any predictable trajectory, others dive into a swoop but do helical spins, and then there are the genius moths, which loop around and position themselves on the tail of the bat, whose wake they begin to follow, undetectable and surely deadpan. »
• « Thus, although Spain was the most powerful state in Europe in the 16th century, its long-term trajectory was one of decline, largely due to its commercial stagnation. »
• « For example, the laws of aerodynamics: flying insects taught us about speed, lift and trajectory. To shoot them down, we plucked the lower leaves from the amaranth branches. Each tracking of prey was a physics lesson: the mass and air resistance of the weapon determined the energy needed to smash our prey to the ground. »