/ Dictionary / Index S suborbital: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sub•or•bit•al Pronunciation: (sub-ôr'bi-tl), [key] — adj. (of a spacecraft) not in orbit; not achieving an altitude and velocity resulting in a ballistic trajectory circling the earth at least once. situated below the orbit of the eye. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: suborbital (Thesaurus) suboptimal suborder Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language