orbital

orbitale

Relativo al percorso di un pianeta, una luna o un veicolo spaziale intorno a un altro corpo nello spazio.

In inglese semplice: Connected with the path of a planet, moon, or spacecraft around another object in space.

• The satellite reached its orbital position.
• Earth’s orbital period is about one year.
• Engineers adjusted the spacecraft’s orbital speed.

Espressioni comuni: orbital path, orbital speed, orbital period, orbital motion

di circonvallazione

Che gira intorno a una città o cittadina, invece di attraversarne il centro.

In inglese semplice: Going around the outside of a town or city, rather than through its center.

• The orbital road carries traffic around the city.
• We took an orbital route to avoid the center.
• An accident closed part of the orbital motorway.

Espressioni comuni: orbital road, orbital motorway, orbital route

orbitale

Descrizione matematica dell’energia di un elettrone e dei luoghi in cui è probabile trovarlo in un atomo o una molecola.

In inglese semplice: A mathematical description of an electron’s energy and where it is likely to be in an atom or molecule.

• The electron occupies an orbital with low energy.
• Two electrons can share the same orbital.
• The diagram shows the shapes of several atomic orbitals.

Espressioni comuni: atomic orbital, molecular orbital, occupied orbital