synchronous rotation

English

Noun

synchronous rotation (plural synchronous rotations)

(astronomy) 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.

Translations

tidal locking — see also tidal locking

Finnish: kierto- ja pyörähdysajan tahdistuminen
French: rotation synchrone f
German: gebundene Rotation f
Italian: rotazione sincrona f
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Norwegian: bundet rotasjon m
Polish: obrót synchroniczny m
Portuguese: rotação sincronizada f, rotação síncrona f
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: синхро́нное враще́ние (ru) f (sinxrónnoje vraščénije)
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: rotación sincrónica f
Swedish: bunden rotation c

See also

tidal locking

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