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electron cloud

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: електроннен облак (elektronnen oblak) — mathematically defined region
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電子雲 /电子云 (diànzǐyún) — mathematically defined region
  • Dutch: elektronenwolk — mathematically defined region
  • Finnish: elektronipilvi — mathematically defined region
  • Finnish: elektroniverho — mathematically defined region
  • French: nuage électronique — mathematically defined region
  • French: nuage d'électrons — mathematically defined region
  • Greek: νέφος ηλεκτρονίων (néfos ilektroníon) — mathematically defined region
  • Italian: nuvola elettronica — mathematically defined region
  • Polish: chmura elektronowa — mathematically defined region
  • Russian: электро́нное о́блако (elektrónnoje óblako) — mathematically defined region
  • Spanish: nube de electrones — mathematically defined region
  • Tagalog: ulap ng dagisik — mathematically defined region
  • Tagalog: dagisik-ulap — mathematically defined region