synchronous rotation: Meaning and Definition of

syn'chronous rota'tion

Pronunciation: [key]
— Astron. Astron.
  1. 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.
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