English Explanatory Dictionary

mutual tidal locking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 and sees always the same face of the central celestial object.

Word forms

mutual tidal locking
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