orbital
Of or relating to, or forming an orbitOf or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
» A sauroid soldier in powered armor guarded the entrance to the orbital colony.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
orbital
орбита́льныйorbitálʹnyj
of or relating to an orbit
(not comparable)Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).
orbital
глазни́чныйglazníčnyj, орбита́льныйorbitálʹnyj
of or relating to the eye socket
(UK, not comparable)(of roads, railways) Passing around the outside of an urban area.
The M25 is an orbital motorway around London.
Examples
2 sentencesA sauroid soldier in powered armor guarded the entrance to the orbital colony.
One of the moons, Naiad has a tilted orbital plane and circles Neptune in a zig zag, up and down pattern.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin orbitālis, from orbita (“a track or rut; a circuit, orbit”) +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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