synchronous rotation

noun

Definitions

  1. The situation in which an astronomical body takes just as long to rotate around its own…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for synchronous rotation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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