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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rotation of an orbiting body on its axis in the same amount of time as it takes to complete a full orbit, with the result that the same face is always turned toward the body it is orbiting. Earth's moon exhibits synchronous rotation.
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