electron shell

noun

The collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).

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Meanings

nounelectron shell (plural electron shells)

plural electron shells

  1. natural sciencesThe collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).

Translations

Bulgarian електронна обвивка
  • електронна обвивка (elektronna obvivka)type of nebula
German Atomhülle, Elektronenhülle
  • Atomhülletype of nebula
  • Elektronenhülletype of nebula
Malay petala elektron
  • petala elektrontype of nebula
Persian لایه الکترونی
  • لایه الکترونی (lâye-ye elekteroni)type of nebula
Swedish elektronskal
  • elektronskaltype of nebula
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APA

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MLA

“electron shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20shell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electron shell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electron%20shell.

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