tidally locked

English

Adjective

tidally locked (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) Having undergone tidal locking.
   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Kruban:

     Kruban is a tidally-locked Venusian hothouse, its surface perpetually obscured by clouds of sulfur and carbon dioxides.

Related terms

• tidal locking

Translations

Translations

• German: gebunden rotierend
• Turkish: eşzamanlı dönerek