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path·way
(păth′wā′, päth′-)n.
1. A path.
2. Physiology
a. A course usually followed by a body part or process.
b. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.
c. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.
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pathway
(ˈpɑːθˌweɪ)n
2. a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something
3. (Education) courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification
4. (Biochemistry) biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process
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path•way
(ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ-)n.
1. a path, course, route, or way.
2. a sequence of reactions, usu. controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.
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Noun 1. [画像:pathway - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain]pathway - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
optic radiation, radiatio optica - a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex
commissure - a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord
cerebral peduncle, peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
substantia alba, white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
2. [画像:pathway - a trodden path]pathway - a trodden path
path - a way especially designed for a particular use
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Translations
طَريق، مَسار
stezka
sti
gyalogösvény
gangstígur, slóî
patika yaya yolu
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path
(paːθ) – plural paths (paːðz) – noun1. a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals. There is a path through the fields; a mountain path. pad مَمَر، شِعْب пътека caminho pěšina der Pfad sti; -sti μονοπάτι camino, sendero rada راه polku sentier שביל मार्ग staza ösvény jalan setapak gangstígur, slóð sentiero 小道 오솔길 takas taka lorong pad sti, gang ścieżka لار caminho cărare тропинка; дорожка chodník, cestička steza staza stig, gångstig ทางเดิน patika 小徑 доріжка; стежка راستہ đường mòn 小径
2. (any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving. She stood right in the path of the bus. pad مَسْلَك، طَريق път caminho dráha, cesta der Weg retning τροχιά, πορεία camino, trayectoria, recorrido tee خط سیر؛ مسیر reitti chemin מסלול रास्ता put, putanja útvonal jalur vegur percorso, traiettoria 通路 노선, 진로 kelias ceļš laluan weg vei, bane drodze لار caminho cale, drum путь cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol 道路 прохід کسي کي راہ đường đi 道路
ˈpathway noun a path. paadjie طَريق، مَسار път caminho stezka der Pfad sti μονοπάτι camino, sendero rada راه polku sentier שביל, מסלול मार्ग, पगडण्डी staza, put (gyalog)ösvény jalan setapak gangstígur, slóð sentiero 通路 길 takas taka, celiņš lorong pad, weg sti, vei, gang, bane ścieżka لار caminho cărare тропа, путь chodník, cestička steza staza stig, gångstig ทางเดิน patika, yaya yolu 路,徑 стежка, доріжка راستہ، پگڈنڈي đường mòn; đường nhỏ 路,径
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path·way
n. curso, comunicación; senda.
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