"atomic orbital" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: atomic orbitals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} atomic orbital (plural atomic orbitals)
  1. (quantum mechanics, physical chemistry) A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus. Tags: physical Translations (function): aatomorbitaal (Estonian), atomiorbitaali (Finnish), Atomorbital [neuter] (German), परमाणु कक्षक (parmāṇu kakṣak) [masculine] (Hindi), orbital atomowy [masculine] (Polish)
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  2. The physical region or space where an electron can be calculated to be present, as defined by the particular mathematical form of the orbital. Related terms: molecular orbital Translations (region): 原子軌道 /原子轨道 (Chinese Mandarin), aatomorbitaal (Estonian), atomiorbitaali (Finnish), orbital atomowy [masculine] (Polish), а́томная орбита́ль (átomnaja orbitálʹ) [feminine] (Russian), а́томна орбіта́ль (átomna orbitálʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), orbital nguyên tử (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-atomic_orbital-en-noun-7b02veCA Disambiguation of 'region': 35 65

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