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atomic orbital

atomic orbital noun: a mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus.

Noun

atomic orbital (plural atomic orbitals)

  1. (physical, quantum mechanics) A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus.
  2. The physical region or space where an electron can be calculated to be present, as defined by the particular mathematical form of the orbital.

atomic orbital meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Vietnamese

atomic orbital in Hindi

function
परमाणु कक्षक parmāṇu kakṣak

atomic orbital in Tamil

அணுவகச் சுற்றுப்பாதை, அணுவொழுக்கல்

atomic orbital in Vietnamese

region
orbital nguyên tử

Forms of atomic orbital

pluralatomic orbitals

Questions about atomic orbital

What does atomic orbital mean?
Atomic orbital means a mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus.
What is atomic orbital in Hindi?
Atomic orbital in Hindi is परमाणु कक्षक (parmāṇu kakṣak). See Atomic orbital meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is atomic orbital?
Atomic orbital is a noun.
What is the plural of atomic orbital?
The plural of atomic orbital is atomic orbitals.

Words near atomic orbital in the dictionary

  1. atomic nucleus
  2. atomic number
  3. atomic numbers
  4. atomic operating system
  5. atomic operating systems
  6. atomic orbital
  7. atomic orbitals
  8. atomic physics
  9. atomic pile
  10. atomic piles
  11. atomic power

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Adapted from Wiktionary: atomic orbital (page history and authors); atomic orbital (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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