path

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɑːθ/
  • (RP) IPA: [pʰɑːθ]
  • (AU, New Zealand) IPA: [pʰäːθ], [pʰɐːθ]
• IPA: /pæθ/
  • (America, Canada) IPA: [pʰæθ], [pʰɛəθ], [pʰeəθ]
  • (Northern England, Ireland) IPA: [pʰaθ], [pʰæθ]

Noun

path (plural paths)

1. A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.

   • The dewy paths of meadows we will tread.

2. A course taken.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction.

   the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
3. (paganism) A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
4. A metaphorical course.
5. A method or direction of proceeding.
   • Bible, Psalms xxv. 10

     All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth.

   • The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

6. (computing) A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.

   Use the network path \\Marketing\Files to find the documents you need.

7. (graph theory) A sequence 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).
8. (topology) A continuous map f from the unit interval I = [0,1] to a topological space X.
9. (rail) A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.

Synonyms

• (1): track, trail; see also Thesaurus:way

Translations

• French: sentier, chemin
• German: Pfad
• Italian: sentiero
• Portuguese: trilha, caminho, senda
• Russian: тропа́
• Spanish: senda, sendero

Translations

• French: chemin
• German: Weg
• Portuguese: caminho
• Russian: путь

Translations

• German: Weg
• Italian: cammino
• Portuguese: caminho
• Russian: путь

Translations

• French: sentier
• German: Weg, Pfad
• Italian: cammino
• Portuguese: caminho
• Russian: путь

Translations

• French: chemin
• German: Pfad
• Italian: percorso
• Portuguese: endereço
• Russian: путь
• Spanish: ruta

Translations

• German: Pfad
• Italian: cammino
• Portuguese: caminho
• Russian: путь
• Spanish: camino, mixtilínea (computer graphics)

Translations

• German: Weg

Verb

path (paths, present participle pathing; past and past participle pathed)

1. (transitive) To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).

   • pathing young Henry's unadvised ways

Noun

path (uncountable)

1. (medicine, abbreviation) Pathology.

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