| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | arcing path | дуговая траектория (Ballistic missiles by comparison are powered only for a short portion of their flight. They are fired on an arcing path that for longer range versions takes them outside of Earth's atmosphere, and they can handle heavier payloads such as nuclear warheads.  cnn.com Mr. Wolf) |
| automat. | circularly arced path | траектория перемещения инструмента, описываемая дугами |
| tech. | circularly arced path | траектория, описываемая дугами (перемещения инструмента) |