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or′bital an′gular momen′tum, [Physics.]
  1. Physicsthe component of angular momentum of an electron in an atom or a nucleon in a nucleus, arising from its orbital motion rather than from its spin.

'orbital angular momentum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Paschen-Back effect - azimuthal quantum number - magnetic quantum number - shell

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