orbitary

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adjective

Pertaining to an orbit; orbital.

“the orbitary feathers of a bird”

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Meanings

adjectiveorbitary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to an orbit; orbital.

    As the angle is extremely small, the orbitary interception will be long, and the two members will continue to pull round each other for some distance in the same orbit.

    1905, William Appleby, The Physical Constitution of the Sun, page 329
  2. not comparableSituated around the orbit.

    the orbitary feathers of a bird

Origin

From orbit + -ary.

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APA

orbitary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbitary

MLA

“orbitary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbitary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orbitary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbitary.

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