preorbital

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adjective

Occurring before an orbit is established.

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Meanings

adjectivepreorbital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring before an orbit is established.
  2. not comparableanatomySituated in front of the orbit.
nounpreorbital (plural preorbitals)

plural preorbitals

  1. A lacrimal gland located in front of a deer's eye

Origin

From pre- + orbital.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with preorbital

orbitalsuborbitalperiorbitalsupraorbitalinfraorbitalanteorbitalbiorbitalcircumorbitalcoorbitalcranioorbitalexorbitalextraorbitalfrontoorbitalinterorbitalintraorbitalmaxilloorbitalmidorbitalmultiorbitalnonorbitalocellorbitalparaorbitalpostinfraorbitalpostorbitalsphenoorbital
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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