ORBITAL

orbital

(adjective) of or relating to the eye socket; “orbital scale”; “orbital arch”

orbital

(adjective) of or relating to an orbit; “orbital revolution”; “orbital velocity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

orbital (comparative more orbital, superlative most orbital)

Of or relating to an orbit.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).

(roads, railways) passing around the outside of a certain area.

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.

Anagrams

• tar boil, tar-boil

Source: Wiktionary


Or"bit*al, a.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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