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orbital

[awr-bi-tl] / ˈɔr bɪ tl /
ADJECTIVE
periodic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annual intermittent monthly occasional recurrent recurring regular repeated routine seasonal sporadic weekly yearly
STRONG
periodical
WEAK
alternate at various times centennial cyclic cyclical daily epochal every once in a while every so often fluctuating hourly infrequent isochronal isochronous on certain occasions on-again-off-again perennial rhythmic serial spasmodic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
constant infrequent unusual
WEAK
continual irregular lasting permanent sporadic variable

Example Sentences

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SpaceX handles over half of all global orbital launches, having launched its Falcon 9 rocket over 640 times since 2011.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Analysts say SpaceX’s orbital data center and chip-making plans could easily cost trillions of dollars to pull off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Extremely risky orbital reconstruction surgery was a possibility, along with a donor nerve, or a full donor eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Aetherflux, a space startup developing orbital data centers, is raising a new funding round at a $2 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Occasionally, one member of a double-star system explodes, breaking the gravitational shackles that bound its companion, which then leaps into space at its former orbital velocity, a slingshot in the sky.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan