orbitaladjective
uk/ˈɔː.bɪ.təl//ˈɔːr.bɪ.t̬əl/relating to the orbit (= curved path) of an object in space:
an orbital space station
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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specialized medical relating to the eye socket (= the bone around the eye)
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The eye & surrounding area
- aqueous humour
- beetle-browed
- ciliary muscle
- compound eye
- epiretinal membrane
- eyeball
- eyelash
- eyelid
- fovea
- infraorbital
- iris
- lacrimal
- lens
- lid
- oculomotor
- optic nerve
- stare
- suspensory ligament
- vitreous humour
- wink
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orbitalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔː.bɪ.təl//ˈɔːr.bɪ.t̬əl/specializedthe path that an electron or electrons take around the nucleus (= central part) of an atom
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Physics: atoms, molecules & sub-atomic particles
- acceptor
- antilepton
- antimatter
- antineutrino
- antiparticle
- cation
- disaccharide
- elementary particle
- fissile
- intramolecular
- ion
- ionize
- lepton
- Lewis structure
- macromolecule
- neutron
- quark
- relative molecular mass
- subatomic particle
- subunit
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