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With any luck, by the time NASA's space probe hits Pluto, you'll be booking a spaceflight with a privately run suborbital airline.
Burt Rutan

Meaning of "suborbital" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBORBITAL

suborbital  [sʌbˈɔːbɪtəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBORBITAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suborbital is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBORBITAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

suborbital

Sub-orbital spaceflight

A sub-orbital space flight is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches space, but its trajectory intersects the atmosphere or surface of the gravitating body from which it was launched, so that it does not complete one orbital revolution. For example, the path of an object launched from Earth that reaches 100 km above sea level, and then falls back to Earth, is considered a sub-orbital spaceflight. Some sub-orbital flights have been undertaken to test spacecraft and launch vehicles later intended for orbital spaceflight. Other vehicles are specifically designed only for sub-orbital flight; examples include manned vehicles such as the X-15 and SpaceShipOne, and unmanned ones such as ICBMs and sounding rockets. Sub-orbital spaceflights are distinct from flights that attain orbit but use retro-rockets to deorbit after less than one full orbital period. Thus the flights of the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System would not be considered sub-orbital; instead these are simply considered flights to low Earth orbit. Usually a rocket is used, but experimentally a sub-orbital spaceflight has also been achieved with a space gun.

Definition of suborbital in the English dictionary

The definition of suborbital in the dictionary is having a flight path that is less than one complete orbit of the earth or other celestial body. Other definition of suborbital is situated beneath the orbit of the eye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBORBITAL


amobarbital
ˌæməʊˈbɑːbɪtəl
anteorbital
ˌæntɪˈɔːbɪtəl
capital
ˈkæpɪtəl
cubital
ˈkjuːbɪtəl
cucurbital
kjuːˈkɜːbɪtəl
digital
ˈdɪdʒɪtəl
fatal
ˈfeɪtəl
hospital
ˈhɒspɪtəl
infraorbital
ˌɪnfrəˈɔːbɪtəl
interorbital
ˌɪntərˈɔːbɪtəl
little
ˈlɪtəl
obital
ˈɒbɪtəl
orbital
ˈɔːbɪtəl
pentabarbital
ˌpɛntəˈbɑːbɪtəl
pentobarbital
ˌpɛntəˈbɑːbɪtəl
phenobarbital
ˌfiːnəʊˈbɑːbɪtəl
postorbital
pəʊstˈɔːbɪtəl
supraorbital
ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl
title
ˈtaɪtəl
vital
ˈvaɪtəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBORBITAL

suboral
suborbicular
suborder
subordinal
subordinancy
subordinaries
subordinary
subordinate
subordinate clause
subordinated debt
subordinately
subordinateness
subordinating conjunction
subordination
subordinationism
subordinationist
subordinative
subordinator
suborganisation
suborganization

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBORBITAL

barbital
congenital
decubital
frontier orbital
general hospital
genital
hexobarbital
human capital
marital
paid-in capital
recital
secobarbital
share capital
social capital
sodium pentabarbital
spital
teaching hospital
university hospital
venture capital
working capital

Synonyms and antonyms of suborbital in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «suborbital» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBORBITAL

Find out the translation of suborbital to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suborbital from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suborbital» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚轨道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suborbital
570 millions of speakers

English

suborbital
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

suborbital
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحت الحجاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суборбитальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suborbital
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

suborbital
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suborbital
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Suborbital
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

suborbital
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眼窩下の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

준 궤도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suborbital
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bán quỹ đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

suborbital
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपोर्बिटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suborbiter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suborbitale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podoczodołowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суборбітальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suborbital
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

suborbital
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suborbital
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suborbital
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

suborbital
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suborbital

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBORBITAL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suborbital

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QUOTES WITH «SUBORBITAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suborbital.
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Burt Rutan
With any luck, by the time NASA's space probe hits Pluto, you'll be booking a spaceflight with a privately run suborbital airline.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBORBITAL»

Discover the use of suborbital in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suborbital and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program:: Advancing Science, ...
The scope of this review includes: existing programs that make use of suborbital flights; the status, capability, and availability of suborbital platforms; the existing or planned launch facilities for suborbital missions (including the ...
National Research Council, Space Studies Board, Committee on NASA's Suborbital Research Capabilities, 2010
2
Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space ...
The work "Feasibility Study and Future Projections of Suborbital Space Tourism at the Example of Virgin Galactic" deals with the topic space tourism, especially with the so-called suborbital space tourism a current trend of private ...
Matthias Otto, 2009
3
Non-Surgical Skin Tightening and Lifting
The plan for augmentation of the suborbital area is dependent on whether the patient displays the atrophic or the hypertrophic pattern of suborbital aging. In the case of atrophic aging, two incision sites are preferable. One is made at a point in  ...
Murad Alam, Jeffrey S. Dover, 2008
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The Skull, Volume 2: Patterns of Structural and Systematic ...
In some species the suborbital process of the lacrimal is long, supporting the eye from below; in others it fuses with an elongate postorbital process, forming an orbital fenestra bounded by a complete suborbital arch that is positioned lateral or ...
James Hanken, Brian K. Hall, 1993
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Spaceplanes: From Airport to Spaceport
As these words were written in late 2007, it was still very difficult to predict what might happen, given the fact that suborbital space tourism had not yet begun. But when this seminal moment arrives, a chain of events will unfold that will be ...
Matthew A. Bentley, 2009
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Space Studies Board Annual Report 2010
In the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 (Section 505), the Space Studies Board ( SSB) was asked by NASA to conduct a review of the suborbital mission capabilities of NASA. The act expresses the sense of Congress that suborbital flight ...
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Space Studies Board, National Research Council, 2011
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Atlas of Cosmetic Surgery
The brow can take a total of 1–2mL of fat and must be tapered to blend seamlessly with the neighboring temple and forehead (Fig. 20-15). Suborbital augmentation The plan for augmentation of the suborbital area is dependent on whether the ...
Michael S. Kaminer, Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey S. Dover, 2008
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine
Each orbital then has discrete orbital angular momentum states given by m that are termed suborbitals. For example, for orbital / = 0, the single m = 0 suborbital is termed an 5 suborbital. For / = I, there are three suborbitals, m — Si, 0, 1, termed  ...
Scott W. Atlas, 2009
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Augmentation Fillers
Suborbital There are two types of suborbital aging: atrophic and hypertrophic. Atrophic suborbital aging occurs with loss of volume from the inferior orbital ridge to the lower tarsus. Oftentimes, there is a demarcation of the orbit and a hollowing  ...
Neil S. Sadick, 2010
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United States statutes at large: containing the laws and ...
SUBORBITAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL—The report of the National Academy of Sciences, Revitalizing NASA'S Suborbital Program: Advancing Science, Driving Innovation and Developing Workforce, found that suborbital ...
United States, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBORBITAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suborbital is used in the context of the following news items.
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Digi International Onboard NASA's SOAREX-8 Suborbital Flight
The NASA Sounding Rocket Program provides opportunities for suborbital flight ... The flight plan calls for the SOAREX (Sub-Orbital Aerodynamic Re-entry ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
NASA Launches Suborbital Rocket with Student Experiments
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va.- NASA successfully launched a NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket carrying student experiments with the ... «WBOC TV 16, Jun 15»
3
Jeff Bezos' SpaceX to begin suborbital test flights this year
New Shepard is a suborbital system, like Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, a six-passenger, two-pilot spaceplane that is expected to resume test flights later this ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
4
Starscraper aims at cheaper, gentler suborbital rocket
The International Space Station (ISS) may get all the glory, but suborbital rocket flights still play a vital part in space research. The problem is that even though ... «Gizmag, Dec 14»
5
NASA Awards Contracts To Virgin Galactic And Other Suborbital
NASA announced on Monday that it has awarded four American suborbital space companies to carry payloads to the “boundary of space.” According to NASA ... «Forbes, Sep 14»
6
NASA to launch sub-orbital rocket from Wallops Island early …
The launch tested a new sub-payload deployment method for suborbital rocket missions using small motors like those in model rockets to eject the sub-payloads ... «wtkr.com, Aug 14»
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Suborbital Operators Face Some Big Unknowns, Underwriters Say
Suborbital Operators Face Some Big Unknowns, Underwriters Say. by Peter B. de Selding — May 28, 2014. LynxHeliSky_XCORWC4X3.jpg Global Aerospace ... «Space News, May 14»
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Wealthy Investors May Use Suborbital Flights to Reach Property
March 1 (Bloomberg) -- The world's wealthiest people may start using suborbital space travel, pioneered by investors such as Richard Branson, to cut travel ... «Bloomberg, Mar 14»
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Update: Three suborbital rockets launch from Wallops Island
Update: Three Terrier-Orion suborbital rockets launched from Wallops Island early this morning for the Department of Defense. The rockets were launched within ... «wtkr.com, Jan 14»
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Blue Origin Rocket Engine Test-fired for Simulated Suborbital Run
Blue Origin Rocket Engine Test-fired for Simulated Suborbital Run. by Irene Klotz — December 4, 2013. BE-3 engine test The test simulated what an engine ... «Space News, Dec 13»

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