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Webster 1913 Edition
Orbital
Or′bit-al
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to an orbit.
“Orbital revolution.” J. D. Forbes.
Orbital index
(Anat.)
, in the skull, the ratio of the vertical height to the transverse width of the orbit, which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.
Webster 1828 Edition
Orbital
ORB'ITAL
,Definition 2024
Orbital
orbital
orbital
See also: Orbital
English
Adjective
orbital (comparative more orbital, superlative most orbital)
- Of or relating to an orbit.
- Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).
Translations
Of or relating to an orbit
Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole)
Noun
orbital (plural orbitals)
- (physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule
- An orbital motorway
Derived terms
Translations
energy and probability density
See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Adjective
orbital m (feminine singular orbitale, masculine plural orbitaux, feminine plural orbitales)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁbɪˈtaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
orbital (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of orbital
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist orbital | sie ist orbital | es ist orbital | sie sind orbital | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | orbitaler | orbitale | orbitales | orbitale |
| genitive | orbitalen | orbitaler | orbitalen | orbitaler | |
| dative | orbitalem | orbitaler | orbitalem | orbitalen | |
| accusative | orbitalen | orbitale | orbitales | orbitale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der orbitale | die orbitale | das orbitale | die orbitalen |
| genitive | des orbitalen | der orbitalen | des orbitalen | der orbitalen | |
| dative | dem orbitalen | der orbitalen | dem orbitalen | den orbitalen | |
| accusative | den orbitalen | die orbitale | das orbitale | die orbitalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein orbitaler | eine orbitale | ein orbitales | (keine) orbitalen |
| genitive | eines orbitalen | einer orbitalen | eines orbitalen | (keiner) orbitalen | |
| dative | einem orbitalen | einer orbitalen | einem orbitalen | (keinen) orbitalen | |
| accusative | einen orbitalen | eine orbitale | ein orbitales | (keine) orbitalen | |
Portuguese
Adjective
orbital m, f (plural orbitais, comparable)
- (astrophysics) orbital (of or relating to an orbit)
- (anatomy) orbital (of or relating to the eye socket)