Etymology

orbital

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Today it means: Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft). Full definition →

Medieval Latin orbitālis
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromorbitālis
  2. English todayorbital

Borrowed from Medieval Latin orbitālis, from orbita (“a track or rut; a circuit, orbit”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to orbit + -al. Doublet of orbitalis.

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