tidally
- a word derived from tidal.
Example Sentences
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The 3D analysis identifies spectroscopically distinct zones on the planet's permanent dayside, which always faces the star because the planet is tidally locked.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025
This is because the Moon is tidally locked to Earth, and takes the same amount of time to orbit our planet - about 27 days - meaning the same side always faces us.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
Deimos is tidally locked with Mars, meaning that the same side of Deimos is always facing the same side of Mars.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023
Scientists also assumed the planet is tidally locked to the star, meaning one side always faces the scorching sun, although observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest the hottest zone might be slightly offset.
From Scientific American • Jun. 3, 2022
And the sea far off, booming against rocky headlands, hissing tidally and slowly, in an age-long process, pulverizing the rock.
From Prison of a Billion Years by Thames, C.H.
