English Explanatory Dictionary

suborbital

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.
  2. Below the orbit of the eye.
noun
  1. A suborbital bone.
  2. A portion of an orbital.

Word forms

suborbital sub-orbital suborbitals

Etymology

From sub- + orbital.

Synonyms

infraorbital

Antonyms

supraorbital

Derived words

postsuborbital suborbitally suborbit
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