"tidal locking" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tidal locking (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) The locking of the rotation of a satellite (moon or planet) to its orbit, such that one side always faces the body around which it is orbiting. Wikipedia link: tidal locking Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Tides Derived forms: tidally locked Related terms: synchronous rotation Translations (locking): حَرَكَة تَزَامُنِيَّة (ḥaraka tazāmuniyya) (Arabic), 潮汐鎖定 (Chinese Mandarin), 潮汐锁定 (cháoxī suǒdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), vuorovesilukkiutuminen (Finnish), verrouillage gravitationnel [masculine] (French), obrót synchroniczny [masculine] (Polish), прили́вный захва́т (prilívnyj zaxvát) [masculine] (Russian), acoplamiento de marea (Spanish), eşzamanlı dönüş (Turkish)

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