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Sciences


Chemistry and physics

* Atomic orbital * Molecular orbital *
Hybrid orbital Hybrid may refer to: Science * Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species ** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...


Astronomy and space flight

* Orbit ** Earth orbit


Medicine and physiology

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


Business

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Orbital Corporation Orbital Corporation Limited (), formerly Orbital Engine Corporation Limited pioneered by Ralph Sarich, is an Australian company based in Balcatta, Western Australia, that aims to provide clean engine technologies and alternative fuel systems ...
, 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

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Ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
(or ''orbital road'' in some regions) * Orbital (metro), a rapid transit line usually encircling a city centre * Orbital engine


Other uses

* Orbital (The Culture), artificial worlds from Iain M. Banks's series of science fiction novels, the Culture *
Orbital (band) Orbital are an English electronic music duo from Otford, Kent, England, consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. The band's name is taken from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, which was central to the early rave scene during ...
, an English electronic dance music duo ** ''Orbital'' (1991 album) ** ''Orbital'' (1993 album) * ''Orbital'' (comics), a Franco-Belgian science fiction comics series * Orbital piercing


See also

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Orbit (disambiguation) In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body. Orbit may also refer to: Computing * ORBit, an object request broker (ORB) for CORBA * Orbit Downloader, a download manager and malware applic ...
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