adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɔː.bɪt.əl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ɔː.bɪt.l̩/
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General-American:/ɔɹ.bət.l̩/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl
CMU ARPABET:AO1 R B AH0 T AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
(of roads, railways) Passing around the outside of an urban area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, not-comparable
Examples
The M25 is an orbital motorway around London.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Ellipsis of orbital motorway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Ellipsis of orbital sander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to the eye socket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
orbital scale
orbital arch
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to an orbit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
orbital revolution
orbital velocity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin orbitālis, from orbita (“a track or rut; a circuit, orbit”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to orbit + -al. Doublet of orbitalis.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
орбитален
(orbitalen)
— of or relating to an orbit
Catalan:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
Esperanto:
orbita
— of or relating to an orbit
French:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
Galician:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
German:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
Hindi:
कक्षक
(kakṣak)
— of or relating to an orbit
Ido:
orbitala
— of or relating to an orbit
Italian:
orbitale
— of or relating to an orbit
Polish:
orbitalny
— of or relating to an orbit
Portuguese:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
Romanian:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
Russian:
орбита́льный
(orbitálʹnyj)
— of or relating to an orbit
Spanish:
orbital
— of or relating to an orbit
Spanish:
orbitario
— of or relating to an orbit
Bulgarian:
на очната кухина
(na očnata kuhina)
— of or relating to the eye socket
Catalan:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
Chinese Mandarin:
眼眶的
— of or relating to the eye socket
Chinese Mandarin:
眶的
— of or relating to the eye socket
Dutch:
orbitaal
— of or relating to the eye socket
French:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
French:
orbitaire
— of or relating to the eye socket
Galician:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
German:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
Ido:
orbitala
— of or relating to the eye socket
Italian:
orbitale
— of or relating to the eye socket
Polish:
orbitalny
— of or relating to the eye socket
Polish:
oczodołowy
— of or relating to the eye socket
Portuguese:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
Russian:
глазни́чный
(glazníčnyj)
— of or relating to the eye socket
Russian:
орбита́льный
(orbitálʹnyj)
— of or relating to the eye socket
Spanish:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
Spanish:
orbitario
— of or relating to the eye socket
Swedish:
orbital
— of or relating to the eye socket
Bulgarian:
орбитала
(orbitala)
— energy and probability density
Chinese Mandarin:
軌道 /轨道
(guǐdào)
— energy and probability density
Chinese Mandarin:
軌函 /轨函
(guǐhán)
— energy and probability density
Chinese Mandarin:
軌域 /轨域
(guǐyù)
— energy and probability density
Dutch:
orbitaal
— energy and probability density
French:
orbitale
— energy and probability density
German:
Orbital
— energy and probability density
Irish:
fithiseán
— energy and probability density
Japanese:
軌道
(kidō)
— energy and probability density
Kazakh:
орбиталь
(orbital)
— energy and probability density
Khmer:
អរប៊ីតាល់
(ʼɑɑbiital)
— energy and probability density
Korean:
오비탈
(obital)
— energy and probability density
Polish:
orbital
— energy and probability density
Portuguese:
orbital
— energy and probability density
Russian:
орбита́ль
(orbitálʹ)
— energy and probability density
Slovene:
orbitala
— energy and probability density
Spanish:
orbital
— energy and probability density
Tagalog:
ligiranan
— energy and probability density
Turkish:
orbital
— energy and probability density
Vietnamese:
obitan
— energy and probability density
Vietnamese:
đám mây
— energy and probability density
Vietnamese:
quỹ vực
— energy and probability density
Vietnamese:
orbital
— energy and probability density
