suborbital

[ suhb-awr-bi-tl ]

/ sʌbˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

(of a spacecraft) not in orbit; not achieving an altitude and velocity resulting in a ballistic trajectory circling the earth at least once.

Anatomy. situated below the orbit of the eye.

Nearby words

suboccipitobregmatic diameter, subocean, suboceanic, subofficer, suboptimal, suborbital, suborder, subordinal, subordinary, subordinate, subordinate clause

Origin of suborbital

First recorded in 1815–25; sub- + orbital

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Examples from the Web for suborbital

Orbits marginal, bounded inferiorly not by the suborbital element.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
The so-called tear-sacks or suborbital pits come under this head.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex|Charles Darwin
In Polypterus there is a subopercle also; the suborbital chain is represented by two small bones.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
There is no crumen or suborbital gland, which is so generally (though by no means universally) present in Cervidae.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

The dorsal and ventral boundaries of the orbits are respectively formed by the prominent supra-orbital and suborbital ridges.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for suborbital

suborbital

/ (sʌbˈɔːbɪtəl) /

adjective

(of a rocket, missile, etc) having a flight path that is less than one complete orbit of the earth or other celestial body

anatomy situated beneath the orbit of the eye

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Medicine definitions for suborbital

suborbital

[ sŭb-ôr′bĭ-tl ]

adj.

Situated on or below the floor of the orbit of the eye.

n.

A suborbital part, such as a bone, nerve, or cartilage.