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A mathematical description of the behaviour of an electron(s) in an atom or molecule. The orbital describes the probable location of the electron, and can be used to calculate other properties such as its energy.
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| orbital |
Any immobile ship. An orbital is generally assumed to be in in orbit around a given planet (thus its immobility and the root of the term orbital). It is also generally assumed to have racks, though this is certainly not a requirement.
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| orbital plane |
An imaginary plane, extending throughout space, that contains the satellite orbit.
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| orbit |
A set of points of the complex plane containing all points which are equivalent under all transformations in some subgroup of the modular group.
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| orbital plane |
A plane containing at least two masses orbiting around a common center of gravity. Earth and Sun orbit each other in an orbital plane, as do Earth and Moon. However, the Earth-Moon orbital plane crosses the Earth-Sun orbital plane at a five-degree angle.
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