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orbitals

orbitals is the plural of orbital.

Meaning of orbital

Noun

orbital (plural orbitals)

  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.

See all 4 meanings of orbital

Phrases with orbitals

Questions about orbitals

What is orbitals the plural of?
Orbitals is the plural of orbital.

Words near orbitals in the dictionary

  1. orbital symmetry
  2. orbital velocity
  3. orbitales
  4. orbitalis
  5. orbitally
  6. orbitals
  7. orbitar
  8. orbitary
  9. orbitational
  10. orbited
  11. orbiter

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