suborbit

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noun

The lower part of the orbit of the eye.

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Meanings

suborbit1

nounsuborbit (plural suborbits)

plural suborbits

  1. The lower part of the orbit of the eye.

    Electrode pairs (bipolar) were placed at the supra- and suborbit of the right eye and at the external canthi of the eyes.

    2016 January 21, “Implicit Processing of the Eyes and Mouth: Evidence from Human Electrophysiology”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

suborbit2

nounsuborbit (plural suborbits)

plural suborbits

  1. space flightA trajectory that is insufficient to achieve a stable orbit.

Origin

suborbit · noun

From sub- + orbit.

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suborbit · noun

Back-formation from suborbital (formed from sub- + orbital), from expressions such as suborbital trajectory.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with suborbit

orbit
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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