verrouillage gravitationnel
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛ.ʁu.jaʒ ɡʁa.vi.ta.sjɔ.nɛl/, /ve.ʁu.jaʒ ɡʁa.vi.ta.sjɔ.nɛl/
Noun
verrouillage gravitationnel m (plural verrouillages gravitationnels)
- (astronomy) tidal locking (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)
See also
- rotation synchrone