SUBORBITAL


Meaning of SUBORBITAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsəb-ˈȯr-bə-t ə l ]

adjective

Date: circa 1827

1. : situated beneath the eye or the orbit of the eye

2. : being or involving less than one orbit (as of the earth or moon)

a spacecraft's suborbital flight

also : intended for suborbital flight

a suborbital rocket

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.