suborbital

1. 1.

   having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit

   “the first manned suborbital flight”
2. 2.

   situated on or below the floor of the eye socket

   “a suborbital bone”

   Synonymssubocular

Questions about suborbital

What does suborbital mean?

suborbital means "having or involving a trajectory of less than one orbit". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in suborbital?

suborbital has 4 syllables: su-bor-bi-tal. The stress falls on "bor".

What is another word for suborbital?

Close synonyms include subocular. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is suborbital a common word?