Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suborbit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-or-bit
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lower part of the orbit of the eye.

noun

A trajectory that is insufficient to achieve a stable orbit.

Example Sentences

"Electrode pairs (bipolar) were placed at the supra- and suborbit of the right eye and at the external canthi of the eyes."

Etymology

From sub- + orbit.

Inflected Forms

suborbits (plural)

Questions

What does suborbit mean?: The lower part of the orbit of the eye.
Where does suborbit come from?: From sub- + orbit.

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