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interorbital

American  
[in-ter-awr-bit-uhl] / ˌɪn tərˈɔr bɪt əl /

adjective

  1. Anatomy. located between the two eye sockets, or orbits.

  2. Astronomy. being or situated between the orbits.


Example Sentences

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Synergy Moon is counting on one of its partners, Mojave, Calif.-based Interorbital Systems, for its launch aboard a new rocket known as Neptune.

From Reuters

El polan es que lo lance al espacio una compañía llamada Interorbital, que recientemente lanzó otros objetos, incluyendo un CD de Red Hot Chili Peppers.

From Washington Times

An American company called Interorbital Systems will even chuck into orbit personal satellites the size of biscuit tins for eight thousand dollars a pop; it accepts PayPal.

From The New Yorker

Oryzomys palustris aquaticus differs from O. p. peragrus in having a rich cinnamon, reddish color and the interorbital region constricted to less than 14.7 per cent of the greatest length of the skull.

From Project Gutenberg

Measurements.—Measurements of a female from Nicol�s, a male from eight miles north of Tula, and a female and a male from four miles north of Jaumave are as follows: 158, 147, 145, 144; 59, 58, 55, 55; 22, 21, 22, 22; 21, 20.5, 18, 18; condylobasal length, 24.4, 23.1, 23.9, 23.7; interorbital constriction, 4.1, 4.4, 4.3, 4.5; length of nasals, 10.6, 10.5, 10.5, 10.1; length of maxillary tooth-*row, 3.8, 3.6, 3.7, 3.7; breadth of braincase, 11.8, 11.3, 11.3, 11.0; weight in grams, 32.5, 26.0, 25.0, 25.0.

From Project Gutenberg