SUBORBITAL


Meaning of SUBORBITAL in English

/sub awr"bi tl/ , adj.

1. (of a spacecraft) not in orbit; not achieving an altitude and velocity resulting in a ballistic trajectory circling the earth at least once.

2. Anat. situated below the orbit of the eye.

[ 1815-25; SUB- + ORBITAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .