orbital

1. 1.

   of or relating to an orbit

   “orbital revolution”

   “orbital velocity”
2. 2.

   of or relating to the eye socket

   “orbital scale”

   “orbital arch”

Questions about orbital

What does orbital mean?

orbital means "of or relating to an orbit". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in orbital?

orbital has 3 syllables: or-bi-tal. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹbətəl/.

Is orbital a common word?

orbital is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.