Orbital

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Orbital may refer to:

Sciences

In chemistry and physics:

• Atomic orbital
• Molecular orbital
• Hybrid orbital

In astronomy and space flight:

• Orbit
• Orbital resonance
• Orbital period
• Orbital plane (astronomy)
• Orbital elements
• Orbital speed
• Orbital maneuver
• Orbital spaceflight

In medicine and physiology:

• Orbit (anatomy), also known as the orbital bone
• Orbitofrontal cortex, a part of the brain used for decision making

Entertainment

In entertainment:

• Orbital (band), a UK electronic dance music group
  • Orbital (1991 album) (also known as the "Green Album") by Orbital, released in 1991
  • Orbital (1993 album) (also known as the "Brown Album") by Orbital, released in 1993
• Orbital (video game), a Game Boy Advance game in the Bit Generations series
• Orbitals (album), an alternative rock album by Acroma
• Orbital (comics), a Franco-Belgian science fiction graphic novel series

Business

• Orbital Corporation, an Australian engine technology company
• Orbital Sciences Corporation, a U.S. satellite launch and defense systems corporation
• Orbital ATK, American aerospace manufacturer formed from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems

Transportation

• Beltway (or orbital road in some regions)
• Orbital (metro), a rapid transit line usually encircling a city centre
• Orbital engine

Other uses

In other fields:

• Orbital (The Culture), artificial worlds from Iain M. Banks' "The Culture" science fiction universe
• Orbital piercing

See also

• Orbit (disambiguation)