orbital:1
adjective1846{ds||1||}
- of, relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft)
- following a circular path around an urban area
orbital:2
adjective
orbital
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circa 1541
- of, relating to, or located near the orbit of the eye
orbital:3
noun
orbital
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1932
- a mathematically described region around a nucleus in an atom or molecule that may contain zero, one, or two electrons
molecular orbital
noun
molecular orbital
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1932
- a solution of the Schrödinger equation that describes the probable location of an electron relative to the nuclei in a molecule and so indicates the nature of any bond in which the electron is involved
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