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orbital

[ awr-bi-tl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Physics, Chemistry.
1. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom atomic orbital or in a molecule molecular orbital.
2. the electron in that state.

orbital

/ ˈɔːbɪtəl /

a region surrounding an atomic nucleus in which the probability distribution of the electrons is given by a wave function
an orbital road

Origin of orbital¹

1535–45; < New Latin, Medieval Latin orbitālis; orbit, -al ¹

These companies include SpaceX, Orbital Sciences, Sierra Nevada Space Systems, and more.

Though it would mow your lawn at International Space Station orbital speed—17,000 mph.

What is basically being attempted is a ballistic, sub-orbital flight, like a ride atop a short-range missile.

Now, Orbital Comics Gallery is seeking to address the issue through an exhibit titled 'Image Duplicator.'

When it was over, Keith had been stabbed in the shoulder, and Brandon had a fractured eye socket and orbital wall.

But, because of it's great mass, our orbital velocity is something terrific!

Our orbital velocity is seven hundred thousand kilometers per second!

At the orbital velocity of the ship, focussing on the star was indeed a difficult thing to do.

The rotations of the planets and the sun are in the same direction as the orbital motions and nearly in the same plane.

Is there any connection between their orbital distances, or between their orbits and the times of describing them?

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