subshell vs. orbital

subshell

noun

Physics.
  1. a group of electrons in an atom belonging to the same shell and also having the same azimuthal quantum number.

orbital

adjective

  1. of or relating to an orbit.

noun

  1. Physics, Chemistry.
    1. a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom atomic orbital or in a molecule molecular orbital.
    2. the electron in that state.