Meanings
nounmolecular orbital (plural molecular orbitals)
plural molecular orbitals
- physicalquantum mechanicschemistryThe quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 分子軌道 /分子轨道
- 分子軌道 /分子轨道 (fēnzǐ guǐdào)molecular orbital
German Molekülorbital
- Molekülorbitalmolecular orbital
Hindi आण्विक कक्षक
- आण्विक कक्षक (āṇvik kakṣak)molecular orbital
Indonesian orbital molekul
- orbital molekulmolecular orbital
Japanese 分子軌道
- 分子軌道 (bunshikidō)molecular orbital
Polish orbital cząsteczkowy, orbital molekularny
- orbital cząsteczkowymolecular orbital
- orbital molekularnymolecular orbital
Cite this entry
APA
molecular orbital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20orbital
MLA
“molecular orbital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20orbital. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molecular orbital,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20orbital.
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