tidal locking

See also: tidal lock

English

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.

Derived terms

• tidally locked

Translations

locking

• Arabic: حَرَكَة تَزَامُنِيَّة (ḥaraka tazāmuniyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潮汐鎖定／潮汐锁定 (cháoxī suǒdìng)

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• Finnish: vuorovesilukkiutuminen (fi)
• French: verrouillage gravitationnel (fr) m
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• Polish: obrót synchroniczny m
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• Russian: прили́вный захва́т (ru) m (prilívnyj zaxvát)
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• Spanish: acoplamiento de marea
• Turkish: eşzamanlı dönüş
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See also

• synchronous rotation