orbital
French, adjective/ɔʁ.bi.tal/
orbital is spelled O-R-B-I-T-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 38,702nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Orbital is a French adjective meaning “orbital” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui concerne l’orbite d’un corps céleste ou d’un satellite artificiel”.
What does orbital mean in English?
adjective
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orbital
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui concerne l’orbite d’un corps céleste ou d’un satellite artificiel. 2. Orbitaire ; qui concerne l’orbite de l’œil.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of orbital
- orbitale feminine
- orbitaux masculine plural
- orbitales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce orbital?
- /ɔʁ.bi.tal/
- \ɔʁ.bi.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to orbital
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is orbital in French?
orbital appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).