exorbital etymology

English word exorbital comes from English ex-, English orbital

Detailed word origin of exorbital

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ex- English (eng) (biology) Lacking.. Former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen). Out of. Outside.
orbital English (eng) (anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).. Of or relating to an orbit. (physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule. An orbital motorway.
exorbital English (eng) (anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye).

Words with the same origin as exorbital

Descendants of ex-
elongate exalbuminous exarillate exarticulate exarticulation exauthorize excaudate excentral excentric exclave excogitare excommune exessive exfetation exosseous explant exradius exstipellate exstipulate exsuccous extelligence extriangulated extubate microexplant