anteorbital

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adjective

Referring to the period before orbit is achieved.

OriginEnglish orbital ← Classical Latin ante- ← Latin ante →
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Meanings

adjectiveanteorbital (not comparable)
  1. not comparablespace flightReferring to the period before orbit is achieved.
  2. not comparableanatomySituated in front of the eyes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinante
  6. Classical Latinante-
  7. Englishante-
  8. Englishorbital
  9. Englishanteorbital

From ante- + orbital.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with anteorbital

orbitalsuborbitalperiorbitalsupraorbitalinfraorbitalbiorbitalcircumorbitalcoorbitalcranioorbitalexorbitalextraorbitalfrontoorbitalinterorbitalintraorbitalmaxilloorbitalmidorbitalmultiorbitalnonorbitalocellorbitalparaorbitalpostinfraorbitalpostorbitalpreorbitalsphenoorbital
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Cite this entry
APA

anteorbital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteorbital

MLA

“anteorbital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteorbital. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteorbital,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteorbital.

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