"electron cloud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electron clouds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electron cloud (plural electron clouds)
  1. (physics) A mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region. Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: atomic orbital Translations (mathematically defined region): elektronenwolk [feminine] (Dutch), elektronipilvi (Finnish), elektroniverho (Finnish), nuage électronique [masculine] (French), nuage d’électrons [masculine] (French), νέφος ηλεκτρονίων (néfos ilektroníon) [neuter] (Greek), nuvola elettronica [feminine] (Italian), chmura elektronowa [feminine] (Polish), электро́нное о́блако (elektrónnoje óblako) [neuter] (Russian), nube de electrones [feminine] (Spanish), ulap ng dagisik (Tagalog), dagisik-ulap (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-electron_cloud-en-noun-GUTIoBYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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