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noun, masculine

verrouillage gravitationnel

/vɛ.ʁu.jaʒ ɡʁa.vi.ta.sjɔ.nɛl/

noun, masculine/vɛ.ʁu.jaʒ ɡʁa.vi.ta.sjɔ.nɛl/plural: verrouillages gravitationnels

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)