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Of or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft). examples
(anatomy) Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole). examples
(chiefly UK) (of roads, railways) Passing around the outside of an urban area. quotations examples
The rail orbital routes outside of the M25 and South Coast are challenging. The corridors aren't particularly reliable, and in some places they don't exist. [...] But the reliability and journey times, particularly on the orbital routes: one train an hour from Gatwick Airport to Reading? Surely we can do better than that?
2019 October 23, Rail, pages 22, 23
plural orbitals
(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, and can be represented as a wave function. examples
(chiefly UK) Ellipsis of orbital motorway. examples
Short for orbital sander. quotations examples
As with most power tools, orbitals can be divided into light and heavy-duty categories.
1967, Popular Mechanics, volume 128, number 6, page 166