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path

[path, pahth]

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noun, plural paths [pathz, pahthz, paths, pahths] .

a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.

a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden; a bicycle path.

a route, course, or track along which something moves: the path of a hurricane.

a course of action, conduct, or procedure: the path of righteousness.

Mathematics. a continuous curve that connects two or more points.

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Computers. the sequence of steps that a computer follows in carrying out a routine, as in storing and retrieving a file at a specific location.

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Idiom

cross one's path, to encounter or meet unexpectedly: Tragedy crossed our path again.

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Path is always a great word to know.

So is function. Does it mean:

an average, especially the arithmetic average

a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, the operator

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English pæth; cognate with German Pfad

Related forms

mul·ti·path, noun

out·path, noun

Synonyms
1. footpath, pathway. Path, lane, trail are passages or routes not as wide as a way or road. A path is a way for passing on foot; a track, beaten by feet, not specially constructed, is often along the side of a road: a path through a field. A lane is a narrow road or track, generally between fields, often enclosed with fences or trees; sometimes it is an alley or narrow road between buildings in towns: a lane leading to a farmhouse; Drury Lane. A trail is a rough way made or worn through woods, or across mountains, prairies, or other untraveled regions: an Indian trail.

Example Sentences

Ask the department head about the opportunities for research support and about the path to tenure.

The stakes are high, and the path forward is uncertain.

But throughout the period, the planet has wobbled on its path around the sun.

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Ask the department head about the opportunities for research support and about the path to tenure.

The stakes are high, and the path forward is uncertain.

But throughout the period, the planet has wobbled on its path around the sun.

Basically, the eye moves when something crosses the path of vision.

Link would mark a train's path with lanterns, and then map out where to set out flash reflectors.

If you don't already have a path or bed to start with, you can make one in a weekend.

For those in the path of this storm, our thoughts are with you.

Somewhere out there is an ambitious but frugal high-school graduate who wants to avoid a traditional college path.

And no matter how charmingly he delivers them-and he is an engaging, funny speaker-they're a path to disaster.

Mirages are a direct result of photons taking the path of minimum time in vertical temperature gradients.

It may not solve all of our problems, but it usually shows us the path to the solutions.

Decorative and functional, a dry-laid flagstone and mulch path leads the way to a patio retreat.

The neurons then fire in patterns that control the aircraft's flight path.

These teachers are proceeding along the same path that led philosophers, a few decades ago, to abandon inspiration for.

Snowploughs are out all night every night clearing everything in their path.

Forecasting the path that the ozone hole will take is tricky business.

The path is packed dirt, rutted by the recent rains.

Broad and curving, the path connects the gate to the front door.

There was evidence of societies marching backwards as well, and this didn't follow the same step-by-step path.

Those who defend our system concede-indeed, exult-that it places roadblocks in the path of major policy shifts.

Artificial limbs and a prosthetic arm create a path to better bionics.

But that flash of light is actually from the grit and debris in a dead comet's orbital path.

Designers know a great path includes an intriguing destination.

Some stay on the testing circuit for a few months after college or between jobs, until they find a career path.

Sharing details of shortcuts through urban mazes is, after all, the surest path to spoiling their effectiveness.

It seems that determining advisories is as complicated as understanding the metal's path through the environment.

The path to the mountain gorillas is not for the fainthearted.

Renovating a patio or a path provides the perfect opportunity to bring a touch of whimsy to the garden.

Electrons and holes in the two graphene layers interact to form an electrical short or a high resistance path between them.

As the superheated air cools it produces a resonating tube of partial vacuum surrounding the lightning's path.

He had bought a house right in the path of the avalanche.

Beyond the gateway trellis, a new stone path leads to an expanded entry stairway.

Irene's forecast path gets more uncertain later on, so the hurricane may move out to sea or move further inland.

The search for life in the universe, however, isn't confined to the rovers' path.

Instead of rocks in a landslide, think of the runaway electrons as shrapnel tearing up a path through the storm cloud.

From a position posterior to a photons path a black hole is known.

Human infants follow a similar developmental path when learning to talk.

The path through which the reactor's product once traveled is plainly visible.

Roosevelt, proposing an elevated bicycle path through this city, and in.

To answer the question, one has to state one's beliefs in the likely path of elasticities of demand with respect to price.

In this game, they become a venue for strategy as you try to build a path from one end of the.

Ohio's location, directly on the migratory path of many bird species, makes it an ideal location for bird watching.

Use our easy step-by-step instructions to install your own flagstone path this weekend.

More and more, the faithful and religious people are flocking to pilgrimage sites on and off the beaten path.

Some children, however, are prone to more violent fits that could-if left unchecked-pave a path toward.

Even for a novice do-it-yourselfer, installing a mortarless flagstone path is a practically foolproof project.

Her focus on service comes partly from her unusual path into the professoriate.

Line a garden path with herbs and vegetables for fragrance, color, and a delicious harvest all summer.

After nine rounds, the winner is the player furthest along their path.

The path to intercultural competence is not always clearly marked.

You'll venture beyond the highlights of each destination and go off the beaten path.

And that is an extremely difficult path to navigate, but they managed to do.

And instead, find better ways to help anyone at any point in their lives find a path to learning.

Another method is to use a card or folded piece of paper and track your path by placing it above the line you're reading.

And dozens of reports arrived lamenting the state of affairs and outlining the path forward.

Light a path to your door with these clever candle holders, glowing trees, and more.

It then figures out the quickest path to solving the puzzle and gives you a set of easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.

Gravity sources laying alongside a photons path provides gravitational lensing.

Even though your character follows a predetermined path through the levels, you still have to navigate them well.

The arbor covers a stone path that leads from the house to a gazebo overlooking a pond.

If we're losing faith in science, we've gone down the wrong path.

Researchers hope the new findings will lead to better treatments, although the path to those treatments is not yet obvious.

Orange crocosmia and cannas fringe the path leading to the thatch-roofed shed.

The particle has a certain probability of taking each path around the obstacle.

The desert rose color of the fine gravel makes the path stand out from the coarser gray gravel mulch around it, inviting you.

The preferred path is a straight line, because that is the quickest route away from aggressors.

He should not be allowed to endanger our kids whose school air lies in the path of the fumes he emits.

Flagstone skirting a simple columnar fountain gives the impression of a path winding through a canyon.

In addition, giving estrogen to female rats whose ovaries have been removed can shorten the path to addiction.

The path and ribbons of pink and bronze draw the eye up the steep backyard embankment.

The yellow route shows the slowest path that covers the same distance.

The vegetation on either side of the path furthers the effect and partially hides the patio from view.

If you have a little space-a wide path or even a driveway-bordering rows of flowering trees can transform.

Goldenrod and blue mist spiraea fill out the bed that crowds a flagstone path linking the driveway and walk.

Other areas along the river's path are rapidly modernizing.

Beginning at one point, it extends outward, causing tremors in and around its path.

Even a few small boulders placed next to a path can make a striking design statement.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

variant of patho- before a vowel: pathosis.

a combining form occurring in personal nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in -pathy, with the general sense “one practicing such a treatment” (osteopath) or “one suffering from such an ailment” (psychopath).

pathological.

pathology.

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World English Dictionary

path (pɑːθ)

—n , pl paths
1.	a road or way, esp a narrow trodden track
2.	a surfaced walk, as through a garden
3.	the course or direction in which something moves: the path of a whirlwind
4.	a course of conduct: the path of virtue
5.	computing the directions for reaching a particular file or directory, as traced hierarchically through each of the parent directories usually from the root; the file or directoryand all parent directories are separated from one another in the path by slashes

[Old English pæth; related to Old High German, German Pfad]

'pathless

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

path

O.E. paþ, pæþ, from W.Gmc. *patha- (cf. O.Fris. path, M.Du. pat, Du. pad, O.H.G. pfad, Ger. Pfad "path"), of unknown origin. In Scotland and Northern England, commonly a steep ascent of a hill or in a road.

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-path

suffix used in modern formations to mean "one suffering from" (a disease or condition), also "one versed in" (a certain type of treatment), from Gk. -pathes, from pathos "suffering" (see pathos).

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Medical Dictionary

-path suff.

A practitioner of a specified kind of medical treatment: naturopath.
One affected by a specified kind of disorder: sociopath.

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Computing Dictionary

path definition

1. A bang path or explicitly routed Internet address; a node-by-node specification of a link between two machines.
2. pathname.
3. The list of directories the kernel (under Unix) or the command interpreter (under MS-DOS) searches for executables. It is stored as part of the environment in both operating systems.
Other, similar constructs abound under Unix; the C preprocessor, for example, uses such a search path to locate "#include" files.
[Jargon File]
(1996-11-21)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

PATH
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

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Idioms & Phrases

path

see beat a path to someone's door; cross someone's path; lead down the garden path; least resistance, path of; on the warpath.