Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retro-orbital

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
retro-or-bital
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated behind the orbit or the eye.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- English orbital English retro-orbital From retro- + orbital.

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Questions

What does retro-orbital mean?
Situated behind the orbit or the eye.
Where does retro-orbital come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- English orbital English retro-orbital From retro- + orbital.

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