Meanings
adjectivetidally locked (not comparable)
- not comparableastronomyHaving undergone tidal locking.
Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.
2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban
Translations
German gebunden rotierend
- gebunden rotierendTranslations
Polish zablokowany pływowo
- zablokowany pływowoTranslations
Turkish eşzamanlı dönerek
- eşzamanlı dönerekTranslations
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APA
tidally locked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidally%20locked
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“tidally locked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidally%20locked. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidally locked,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidally%20locked.
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