Orbital

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1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.2 Noun 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 Related terms

English

Adjective

orbital

1. Of, or related to an orbit.

Noun

orbital (plural orbitals)

1. (physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule.

Derived terms

• atomic orbital
• molecular orbital

Related terms

• quantum number