Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suborbital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: sub-or-bital
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.

adj

Below the orbit of the eye.

noun

A suborbital bone.

noun

A portion of an orbital.

Example Sentences

"The first rocket test was suborbital; it didn't even get off the ground but rather exploded on the launchpad."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English orbital English suborbital From sub- + orbital.

Inflected Forms

sub-orbital (alternative) suborbitals (plural)

Derived Forms

postsuborbital suborbitally suborbit

Phrases

suborbital reusable vehicle

Synonyms

infraorbital subocular

Antonyms

supraorbital

Rhymes With

orbital supraorbital postorbital interorbital periorbital infraorbital preorbital transorbital anteorbital circumorbital intraorbital exorbital

Questions

What does suborbital mean?: Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.
Where does suborbital come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English orbital English suborbital From sub- + orbital.

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