Phrase guide

synchronous rotation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The situation in which an astronomical body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kierto- ja pyörähdysajan tahdistuminen — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • French: rotation synchrone — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • German: gebundene Rotation — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Italian: rotazione sincrona — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Norwegian: bundet rotasjon — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Polish: obrót synchroniczny — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Polish: rotacja synchroniczna — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Portuguese: rotação sincronizada — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Portuguese: rotação síncrona — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Russian: синхро́нное враще́ние (sinxrónnoje vraščénije) — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Spanish: rotación sincrónica — tidal locking — see also tidal locking
  • Swedish: bunden rotation — tidal locking — see also tidal locking