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Term: suborbital

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition 1:

- Involving a trajectory or flight path that falls below or just touches the outer edge of the Earth's atmosphere, but does not enter orbit.

- Example Sentence: The experimental spacecraft reached a maximum suborbital altitude of 100 kilometers before descending back to Earth.

Definition 2:

- Located or occurring below the level of the bony eye socket (orbit).

- Example Sentence: The suborbital bone provides support to the eye and connects it to the rest of the skull.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition:

- A short journey by a spacecraft that reaches a height above the Earth's surface but does not achieve a full orbit.

- Example Sentence: She booked a suborbital spaceflight to experience weightlessness and get a glimpse of the curvature of the Earth.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Definition:

- In a manner relating to or characteristic of suborbital flight or trajectory.

- Example Sentence: The rocket shot suborbitally into the sky before descending gracefully with the help of its parachutes.

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