orbital (ˈɔːbɪtəll
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Definitions
adjective
- of or denoting an orbit
- (of a motorway or major road circuit) circling a large city
noun
- a region surrounding an atomic nucleus in which the probability distribution of the electrons is given by a wave function
- an orbital road
Alternative Forms
ˈorbitally adverbUsage examples
He drove on the orbital M25 motorway, leaving it at Waltham Abbey on the north-east outskirts of London.
, A Song at Twilight (1989)Ocean cores from the North Pacific show glaciation started within 3000 years, faster than possible if the trigger was orbital or tectonic.
New Scientist (1998)He was bent over at the waist, balancing on his toes and his right orbital bone.
Edmonton Sun (2003)If orbital flight comes off and your grandchildren are holidaying in orbit or on the moon, they will have first heard about Burt in school.
Times, Sunday Times (2005)Insertion: Slightly towards internal canthus along the orbital margin.
, The Non-Meridial Points of Acupuncture (1988)