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path
I. \ˈpa]th, ˈpaa(ə)], ˈpai], ˈpȧ]\ noun
(plural paths \]thz also ]ths\)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pæth, path; akin to Old Frisian path, Middle Dutch & Middle Low German pad, pat, Old High German pfad
1. : a track made by the frequent or habitual use of men or animals : a trodden way
< a multiplicity of interesting paths crossed the featureless land — E.E.Shipton >
2. : a track specially constructed for a particular use (as walking or horseback riding)
< a garden path of flagstones >
< touring path >
3. dialect Britain : a deep cut in a steep road
4.
a. : the way or course traversed by something : route
< the path of a meteor >
< a caravan's path >
b. : a way of life, conduct, or thought
< courage for the difficult path he must follow — H.M.Parshley >
< families and friends put roadblocks on the path of romance — Bertha J. Lueck >
c. sometimes capitalized : a course of religious duty : a prescription of religious obligation : a way or method of action prescribed for the devotees of a particular religion
< the Sufi path >
5. mathematics : the continuous series of positions or configurations assumed in any motion or process of change by any moving or varying system
6. : a line of communication over interconnecting neurones extending from one organ or center to another
< the optic path from the retina to the cerebral cortex >
7.
a. : the way or course traversed by light or electricity between two points
b. : the iron parts of a magnetic circuit
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
archaic : go along (as a way or course) : travel, tread
intransitive verb
obsolete : move, walk
< for if thou path, thy native semblance on — Shakespeare >
III. abbreviation
pathological; pathology
IV. noun
: a sequence of arcs in a network that can be traced continuously without retracing any arc |