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adv
By means of or in relation to orbit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adv
By means of or in relation to an orbital or orbitals
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English orbital Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English orbitally From orbital + -ly.
