This is the 4545th most frequent Catalan word.
orbital
"Orbital" in Catalan means "related to an orbit."
In this context, 'òrbita' is used to denote the path followed by a celestial object around another.
L'estació espacial manté una òrbita estable al voltant del planeta.
The space station maintains a stable orbit around the planet.
Here, 'orbital' describes a pattern resembling an orbit, applied metaphorically to the structure design.
El disseny de l'estructura segueix un patró orbital al voltant del nucli central.
The design of the structure follows an orbital pattern around the central core.
In this sentence, 'orbital' refers to a concept in chemistry regarding electron distribution.