Dictionary Definition
path
Noun
1 a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we
went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius
usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: way, way of
life]
2 a way especially designed for a particular
use
4 a line or route along which something travels
or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track
of an animal"; "the course of the river" [syn: track, course]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
etyl ang pæþ, from West etyl gem *paþa-, of uncertain origin, but perhaps an early borrowing from an Iranian language (Avestan pɑntɑ (nominative), pɑθɑ (genitive) way, Old Persian pɑthi-), in which case it would be derived from the same Indo-European root as English find. Cognate with Dutch pad, German Pfad.Pronunciation
- /pæθ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːθ
Noun
(physical)- a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- a course taken.
- In the context of "paganism": A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
(abstract)
- a metaphorical course.
- a method or direction of proceeding.
- a sequence (in the graph theory) of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
Derived terms
Translations
a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 路径 (lùjìng), 蹊径 (xījìng)
- Danish: sti , havegang , passage
- Dutch: pad
- Finnish: polku
- French: sentier
- German: Pfad
- Hungarian: ösvény, út
- Italian: sentiero
- Japanese: 小道 (こみち, komichi)
- Korean: 길 (gil)
- Kurdish: ,
- Portuguese: trilha
- Russian: тропа, тропинка, дорожка
- Slovene: pot, steza
- Spanish: senda
- Swedish: stig
a course taken
a metaphorical course
a method or direction of proceeding
- ttbc Albanian: shteg
- ttbc Basque: bide
- ttbc Catalan: senda
- ttbc Chinese: 路径 (lùjìng)
- ttbc Croatian: staza
- ttbc Dutch: pad
- ttbc Ewe: afɔmɔ (trail)
- ttbc French: sentier
- ttbc German: Pfad
- Guaraní: tape
- ttbc Indonesian: jalur
- ttbc Interlingua: cammino, sentiero
- ttbc Isthmus Zapotec: neza
- ttbc Italian: sentiero
- ttbc Japanese: 通路 (つうろ, tsūro), パス (pasu)
- ttbc Latin: semita , trames
- ttbc Norwegian: sti
- ttbc Portuguese: caminho , senda
- ttbc Romanian: cale , drum
- ttbc Slovak: cesta
- ttbc Spanish: camino , sendero
- Tupinambá: apé (t-)
- Volapük: luveg
- ttbc Welsh: llwybr
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, (DRAFT REVISION June 2005)
Extensive Definition
Path
Path may also refer to:- Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle over the surface of the Earth
- Trail, footpath, or bicycle way in rural or urban settings
- Sidewalk running along the edge of a road, in some varieties of English
- Golden Path (Dune), a metaphysical theme from Frank Herbert's Dune novels
In mathematics:
- Path (graph theory), a sequence of vertices of a graph
- Path (topology), a continuous function
In computing:
- Path (computing), in computer file systems, the human-readable address of a resource
- Clipping path, a computer image outlining option to remove background and create transparency
In music:
- The Path, seventh studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands
- "Path Vol.2" is a 2000 single by Apocalyptica from their album Cult
Pathway
Pathway may also refer to:- Metabolic pathway, in biochemistry, a series of chemical reactions within a cell
- Neural
pathway, a neural tract connecting one part of the nervous
system with another
- Dopaminergic pathways, neural pathways in the brain which transmit the neurotransmitter dopamine
- Pathway (PBX), a BT Inspiration telephone PBX
- Pathway (comics), a superhero featured in Marvel comics
- Pathway Bible Fellowship, a church in Milpitas, California
In music:
- The Pathway, second album by Officium Triste released on Displeased Records in 2001
- Pathway (album) by The Flaming Stars
PATH
PATH may refer to:- Port Authority Trans-Hudson, an underground electric railroad linking Manhattan, New York with locations in northern New Jersey
- PATH (Toronto), a network of pedestrian tunnels in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- PATH (Atlanta), trail-building organization Georgia, USA
- PATH programming language, an esoteric programming language
- Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways, a research organization operated by the University of California
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, an international, nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington (USA)
- Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, to support service delivery to individuals with serious mental illnesses who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
- Providing Assistance To Help, a Central Illinois based crisis hotline specializing in suicide and other crises. PATH also provides resources and referrals.
See also
- Pathé, various businesses founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France
path in Danish: Sti
path in German: PATH
path in French: Chemin
path in Korean: 패스
path in Dutch: Pad
path in Portuguese: Caminho
path in Simple English: Path
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
air lane, air line, air route, airway, alameda, approach, artery, avenue, beat, beaten path, beaten track,
berm, bicycle path,
boardwalk, boulevard, break, bridle path, broken
circuit, catwalk,
channel, circuit, circuital field, closed
circuit, complete circuit, condensation trail, contrail, corridor, course, dead circuit, direction, drag, esplanade, fastwalk, flight path, foot
pavement, footpath,
footway, galvanic
circuit, game plan, garden path, groove, highway, hiking trail, hot
circuit, itinerary,
lane, lateral circuit,
leg, line, live circuit, loop, magnetic circuit, mall, means, method, microcircuit, multiple
circuit, multiple series, orbit, parade, passage, pathway, piste, plan, prado, primrose path, printed
circuit, procedure,
process, promenade, public walk,
road, round, route, run, runway, rut, scenario, scent, scheme, sea lane, series
multiple, short, short
circuit, shortcut,
sidewalk, signs, spoor, strategy, street, technique, thoroughfare, tour, towing path, towpath, traces, track, trade route, trail, traject, trajectory, trajet, trottoir, vapor trail, vector
field, wake, walk, walkway, way