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adj
Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Below the orbit of the eye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: infraorbital
Antonyms: supraorbital
noun
A suborbital bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A portion of an orbital.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
situated on or below the floor of the eye socket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: subocular
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English orbital English suborbital From sub- + orbital.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
