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Orbital

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɔː.bɪt.əl

Definitions

  1. A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function.
  2. Ellipsis of orbital motorway.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  3. Ellipsis of orbital sander.

Equivalents

17 more languages
العربيةمداري
Catalàorbital
Esperantoorbita
Galegoorbital
हिन्दीकक्षक
Italianoorbitale
日本語軌道
Қазақ тіліорбиталь
ភាសាខ្មែរអរប៊ីតាល់
한국어궤도
Nederlandsorbitaal
Portuguêsorbital
Türkçeorbital
Tiếng Việtobitan

Examples

“As with most power tools, orbitals can be divided into light and heavy-duty categories.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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