ALL meanings of atomic orbital
a·tom·ic or·bit·al
A a - noun atomic orbital Physics, Chemistry. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital) the electron in that state. 1
- adjective atomic orbital of or relating to an orbit. 1
- noun atomic orbital (quantum mechanics, chemistry) The quantum mechanical behaviour of an electron in an atom describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy. 0
- noun atomic orbital A particular atomic orbital associated with a given set of quantum numbers. 0