Meanings
nounsynchronous rotation (plural synchronous rotations)
plural synchronous rotations
- astronomyThe 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
Finnish kierto- ja pyörähdysajan tahdistuminen
- kierto- ja pyörähdysajan tahdistuminentidal locking — see also tidal locking
French rotation synchrone
- rotation synchronetidal locking — see also tidal locking
German gebundene Rotation
- gebundene Rotationtidal locking — see also tidal locking
Italian rotazione sincrona
- rotazione sincronatidal locking — see also tidal locking
Norwegian bundet rotasjon
- bundet rotasjontidal locking — see also tidal locking
Polish obrót synchroniczny, rotacja synchroniczna
- obrót synchronicznytidal locking — see also tidal locking
- rotacja synchronicznatidal locking — see also tidal locking
Portuguese rotação sincronizada, rotação síncrona
- rotação sincronizadatidal locking — see also tidal locking
- rotação síncronatidal locking — see also tidal locking
Russian синхро́нное враще́ние
- синхро́нное враще́ние (sinxrónnoje vraščénije)tidal locking — see also tidal locking
Spanish rotación sincrónica
- rotación sincrónicatidal locking — see also tidal locking
Swedish bunden rotation
- bunden rotationtidal locking — see also tidal locking
Cite this entry
APA
synchronous rotation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronous%20rotation
MLA
“synchronous rotation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronous%20rotation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synchronous rotation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronous%20rotation.
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