suborbitとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From sub- +‎ orbit.

名詞

suborbit (plural suborbits)

1. The lower part of the orbit of the eye.
   • 2016 January 21, “Implicit Processing of the Eyes and Mouth: Evidence from Human Electrophysiology”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Electrode pairs (bipolar) were placed at the supra- and suborbit of the right eye and at the external canthi of the eyes.

語源 2

Back-formation from suborbital (formed from sub- + orbital), from expressions such as suborbital trajectory.

名詞

suborbit (plural suborbits)

1. (aerospace) A trajectory that is insufficient to achieve a stable orbit.