orbitary

English

Etymology

From orbit +‎ -ary.

Adjective

orbitary (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to an orbit; orbital.
   • 1905, William Appleby, The Physical Constitution of the Sun, page 329:

     As the angle is extremely small, the orbitary interception will be long, and the two members will continue to pull round each other for some distance in the same orbit.

2. Situated around the orbit.

   the orbitary feathers of a bird

Derived terms

• suborbitary