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- [awr-bi-tl]
- /ˈɔr bɪ tl/
- /ˈɔː.bɪˌtəl/
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- [awr-bi-tl]
- /ˈɔr bɪ tl/
Definitions of orbital word
- adjective orbital of or relating to an orbit. 1
- noun orbital Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state. 1
- noun orbital Of or relating to an orbit or orbits. 1
- adjective orbital in or of an orbit 1
- adjective orbital cyclic, circular 1
- adjective orbital An orbital road goes all the way round a large city. 0
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Origin of orbital
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < New Latin, Medieval Latin orbitālis; see orbit, -al1
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Parts of speech for Orbital
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orbital popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for orbital
adjective orbital
- annual — Annual events happen once every year.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- monthly — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- occasional — occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
- recurrent — that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
Antonyms for orbital
adjective orbital
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- continual — A continual process or situation happens or exists without stopping.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
Top questions with orbital
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