tidal locking

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountidal locking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyThe 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.

Translations

Arabic حَرَكَة تَزَامُنِيَّة
  • حَرَكَة تَزَامُنِيَّة (ḥaraka tazāmuniyya)locking
Chinese Mandarin 潮汐鎖定 /潮汐锁定
  • 潮汐鎖定 /潮汐锁定 (cháoxī suǒdìng)locking
Finnish vuorovesilukkiutuminen
  • vuorovesilukkiutuminenlocking
French verrouillage gravitationnel
  • verrouillage gravitationnellocking
Icelandic bundin snúningshreyfing
  • bundin snúningshreyfinglocking
Polish obrót synchroniczny, rotacja synchroniczna
  • obrót synchronicznylocking
  • rotacja synchronicznalocking
Russian прили́вный захва́т
  • прили́вный захва́т (prilívnyj zaxvát)locking
Spanish acoplamiento de marea
  • acoplamiento de marealocking
Turkish eşzamanlı dönüş
  • eşzamanlı dönüşlocking
Cite this entry
APA

tidal locking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20locking

MLA

“tidal locking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20locking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidal locking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20locking.

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