orbital

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Definitions

noun

A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule.
An orbital motorway.

adjective

Of or relating to an orbit.
Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).
(roads, railways) passing around the outside of a certain area.“The M25 is an orbital motorway around London.”

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Synonyms

satellite orbiter west subtropical tropical antibonding rail path trajectory track course nodal shell circular circumferential gyratory

Associated

eccentricity antares cygnus perihelion inclination cots decayed fissure angular precession orbit reentry

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