orbital

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin orbitālis, from orbita (“a track or rut; a circuit, orbit”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to orbit +‎ -al. Doublet of orbitalis. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔː.bɪt.əl/, /ɔː.bɪt.l̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɔɹ.bət.l̩/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl === Adjective === orbital (not comparable) Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft). (anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole). (chiefly UK) (of roads, railways) Passing around the outside of an urban area. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === orbital (plural orbitals) (physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function. Hyponyms: antibonding orbital, atomic orbital, bonding orbital, hybrid orbital, frontier orbital, molecular orbital (chiefly UK) Ellipsis of orbital motorway. Ellipsis of orbital sander. ==== Derived terms ==== inner orbital complex intraorbital molecular orbital theory orbital quantum number ==== Translations ==== === See also === quantum number === References === “orbital”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “orbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === tar boil, tar-boil == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ur.biˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [or.biˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oɾ.biˈtal] === Adjective === orbital m or f (masculine and feminine plural orbitals) orbital (of or relating to an orbit) ==== Related terms ==== òrbita orbitari === Further reading === “orbital”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === From orbite +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔʁ.bi.tal/ === Adjective === orbital (feminine orbitale, masculine plural orbitaux, feminine plural orbitales) orbital === Further reading === “orbital”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Adjective === orbital m or f (plural orbitais) orbital ==== Related terms ==== órbita orbitar == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔʁbɪˈtaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === orbital (strong nominative masculine singular orbitaler, not comparable) orbital ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English orbital. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔrˈbi.tal/ Rhymes: -ital Syllabification: or‧bi‧tal === Noun === orbital m inan (related adjective orbitalowy) (physics, chemistry) orbital ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === orbital in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: or‧bi‧tal === Adjective === orbital m or f (plural orbitais, not comparable) (astrophysics) orbital (of or relating to an orbit) (anatomy) orbital (of or relating to the eye socket) === Further reading === “orbital”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “orbital”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French orbital. By surface analysis, orbită +‎ -al. === Adjective === orbital m or n (feminine singular orbitală, masculine plural orbitali, feminine/neuter plural orbitale) orbital ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾbiˈtal/ [oɾ.β̞iˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: or‧bi‧tal === Adjective === orbital m or f (masculine and feminine plural orbitales) orbital (of or relating to an orbit) Synonym: orbitario (anatomy) orbital (of or relating to the eye socket) Synonym: orbitario ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === orbital m (plural orbitales) (chemistry) orbital === Further reading === “orbital”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025