Orbital is a derived term of suborbital.
Orbital is a related term of suborbital.
As adjectives the difference between suborbital and orbital
is that suborbital is not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach escape velocity and so must return to ground eventually while orbital is of or relating to an orbit.
As a noun orbital is
a specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule.
suborbital
English
Adjective
(-)
Not reaching orbit; having a trajectory that does not reach escape 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
orbital
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of or relating to an orbit.
Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).
Noun
(
electron orbital)
(
en noun)
(label) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule
An orbital motorway
Derived terms
* atomic orbital
* molecular orbital
See also
* quantum number
Anagrams
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