tidal locking

== English == === Noun === tidal locking (uncountable) (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. Hypernym: locking Hyponym: mutual tidal locking ==== Derived terms ==== tidally locked ==== Translations ==== === See also === synchronous rotation === Further reading === tidal locking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia