Orbital
Orbital stands for:
- a one-electron wave function, see:
- Atomic orbital for an electron in an atom
- Molecular orbital for an electron in a molecule, see molecular orbital theory and valence structure theory
- Natural Bond Orbital for a calculated binding orbital to find and analyze the best possible Lewis structure
- Bloch orbital for an electron in a crystalline solid
- a wave function of a nucleon in the atomic nucleus, see shell model (nuclear physics)
- Orbital (band) , English techno duo founded in 1987
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
- the medical reference to the eye socket ( orbit )
- certain combination of two piercings, see piercing # arrangement
As an adjective, orbital stands for:
- orbiting or in orbit, particularly in satellite orbit
See also:
Wiktionary: orbital - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
