Meanings
nounelectron cloud (plural electron clouds)
plural electron clouds
- natural sciencesA mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region.
Synonyms: atomic orbital
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mathematically defined region around an atomic nucleus defined by a high probability that the atom's electrons will be present in that region.
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Translations
Bulgarian електроннен облак
- електроннен облак (elektronnen oblak)mathematically defined region
Chinese Mandarin 電子雲 /电子云
- 電子雲 /电子云 (diànzǐyún)mathematically defined region
Dutch elektronenwolk
- elektronenwolkmathematically defined region
Finnish elektronipilvi, elektroniverho
- elektronipilvimathematically defined region
- elektroniverhomathematically defined region
French nuage électronique, nuage d'électrons
- nuage électroniquemathematically defined region
- nuage d'électronsmathematically defined region
Greek νέφος ηλεκτρονίων
- νέφος ηλεκτρονίων (néfos ilektroníon)mathematically defined region
Italian nuvola elettronica
- nuvola elettronicamathematically defined region
Polish chmura elektronowa
- chmura elektronowamathematically defined region
Russian электро́нное о́блако
- электро́нное о́блако (elektrónnoje óblako)mathematically defined region
Spanish nube de electrones
- nube de electronesmathematically defined region
Tagalog ulap ng dagisik, dagisik-ulap
- ulap ng dagisikmathematically defined region
- dagisik-ulapmathematically defined region
Cite this entry
APA
electron cloud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20cloud
MLA
“electron cloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20cloud. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electron cloud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20cloud.
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