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軌道電子 (きどうでんし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軌き道どう電でん子し

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Meanings

1

orbital electron

Technical term in physics and chemistry for an electron bound to an atomic nucleus, moving in an orbital.

軌き道どう電でん子しがエネルギーを吸きゅう収しゅうすると、より高たかい軌き道どうに

遷せん

移い

する

。

When an orbital electron absorbs energy, it transitions to a higher orbital.

Kanji

軌rut, wheel, track
道road-way, street, district
電electricity
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

電でん子し
電子 is the general term for 'electron', while 軌道電子 specifically refers to an electron in an atomic orbital.
原げん子し軌き道どう
原子軌道 is the 'atomic orbital' itself, whereas 軌道電子 is the electron occupying that orbital.

Built from

軌き道どう+電でん子し

Etymology

Compound of 軌道 (orbit) and 電子 (electron), a direct calque from English 'orbital electron'.