suborbital
IPA: sʌbˈɔrbʌtʌɫ
noun
- (anatomy) A suborbital bone
adjective
- Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.
- (anatomy) Below the orbit of the eye.
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Examples of "suborbital" in Sentences
- Suborbital bar usually distinct.
- Suborbital bar absent or indistinct.
- Suborbital flights can last many hours.
- A sounding rocket suborbital with apogee of.
- Catalogued despite being on a suborbital trajectory.
- I suppose it depends on the definition of suborbital.
- Altairis, SACI's first generation suborbital spacecraft.
- Although a series of suborbital rockets are usually used.
- Another possibly lucrative market is suborbital transportation.
- The suborbital flight itself will only be a small fraction of that time.