orbitaal

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin orbitalis, from orbita 'circular line', from orbis 'circle, ring'; cognate with English = French orbital etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔr.biˈtaːl/
  • (file)

Adjective

orbitaal (not comparable)

  1. orbital, concerning a circulating object's orbit
  2. orbital, of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole))

Inflection

Inflection of orbitaal
uninflected orbitaal
inflected orbitale
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial orbitaal
indefinite m./f. sing. orbitale
n. sing. orbitaal
plural orbitale
definite orbitale
partitive orbitaals
  • orbiet
  • orbiteren (verb)

Noun

orbitaal c (plural orbitalen, diminutive orbitaaltje n)

  1. (physics) orbital
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