pathway

[path-wey, pahth-]

noun

1. a path, course, route, or way. ways.

2. Biochemistry.,  a sequence of reactions, usually controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.

pathway

/ ˈpɑːθˌweɪ /

noun

1. another word for path path

2. a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something

3. courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification

4. biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process

pathway

1. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.

2. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

Other Word Forms

• pathwayed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pathway¹

First recorded in 1530–40; path + way ¹

Example Sentences

I wanted to feel like a professor in the woods, so we purchased a bunch of used books from the Last Bookstore and stacked them along a winding pathway and then covered them with moss.

From Los Angeles Times

Lyster said Anaheim officials also have been in touch with Tesla and Waymo about options for driverless shuttles or trams, and with a company called Glydways that pitches small driverless vehicles operating along dedicated pathways.

From Los Angeles Times

But “the thing that is a real shame in all this is that we made the pathway harder for households to be contributors to the solution.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Very often, in a homelessness pathway, it feels like it's things being done to you and so we're giving people the ability to make choices about their lives."

From BBC

“He really did create a pathway that hadn’t been there before,” said Drake, who recently retired from the UC.

From Los Angeles Times

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