"suborbital" meaning in English

See suborbital in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: sub-orbital [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl Etymology: From sub- + orbital. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|orbital}} sub- + orbital Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} suborbital (not comparable)
  1. (astronomy) Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not reaching orbit): suborbital (German), suborbital (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-suborbital-en-adj-~L~iranA Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Orbits Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 25 5 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 26 22 25 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 24 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 29 6 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 30 4 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 47 23 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 23 10 16 Disambiguation of Orbits: 40 29 12 19 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'not reaching orbit': 92 8
  2. (anatomy) Below the orbit of the eye. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: infraorbital Translations (below the orbit of the eye): suborbital (Spanish), suborbitario (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-suborbital-en-adj-LrUMgjnH Categories (other): Anatomy, English terms prefixed with sub-, Eye Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 26 22 25 26 Disambiguation of Eye: 9 85 1 6 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'below the orbit of the eye': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: suborbit (english: back-formation)

Noun

Forms: suborbitals [plural], sub-orbital [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl Etymology: From sub- + orbital. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|orbital}} sub- + orbital Head templates: {{en-noun}} suborbital (plural suborbitals)
  1. (anatomy) A suborbital bone.
    Sense id: en-suborbital-en-noun-x2LxnIbb Categories (other): Anatomy, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 26 22 25 26 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (physics) A portion of an orbital.
    Sense id: en-suborbital-en-noun-dTWudE9E Categories (other): Physics, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 26 22 25 26 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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