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suborbital

suborbital

English

Adjective

suborbital ‎(not comparable)

Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach orbital velocity and so must return to ground eventually.
The first rocket test was suborbital; it didn't even get off the ground but rather exploded on the launchpad.
(anatomy) Below the orbit of the eye

Translations

not reaching orbit

German: suborbital (de)

Spanish: suborbital

German

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

suborbital ‎(not comparable)

suborbital

Declension

Declension of suborbital

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		—	—	—	—
strong declension (without article)	nominative	suborbitaler	suborbitale	suborbitales	suborbitale
	genitive	suborbitalen	suborbitaler	suborbitalen	suborbitaler
	dative	suborbitalem	suborbitaler	suborbitalem	suborbitalen
	accusative	suborbitalen	suborbitale	suborbitales	suborbitale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der suborbitale	die suborbitale	das suborbitale	die suborbitalen
	genitive	des suborbitalen	der suborbitalen	des suborbitalen	der suborbitalen
	dative	dem suborbitalen	der suborbitalen	dem suborbitalen	den suborbitalen
	accusative	den suborbitalen	die suborbitale	das suborbitale	die suborbitalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein suborbitaler	eine suborbitale	ein suborbitales	(keine) suborbitalen
	genitive	eines suborbitalen	einer suborbitalen	eines suborbitalen	(keiner) suborbitalen
	dative	einem suborbitalen	einer suborbitalen	einem suborbitalen	(keinen) suborbitalen
	accusative	einen suborbitalen	eine suborbitale	ein suborbitales	(keine) suborbitalen

Spanish

Adjective

suborbital m, f ‎(plural suborbitales)

suborbital

Related terms

orbital