SYNCHRONOUS ROTATION


Meaning of SYNCHRONOUS ROTATION in English

Astron.

rotation of a satellite in which the period of rotation is equal to the period of orbit around its primary, leaving the same face always pointing toward the primary: The moon is in synchronous rotation about the earth.

[ 1970-75 ]

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