tidalLock

P27809
predicate

Indicates that one astronomical body always shows the same face to another because its rotational period matches its orbital period around that body.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
tidalLock canonical 3
tidalLockingStatus 3
tidalLocking 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: tidalLock
Generated description
Indicates that one astronomical body always shows the same face to another because its rotational period matches its orbital period around that body.

Sample triples (7)

Subject Object
Luna tidally locked to Earth
Kerberos (moon)
surface form: Kerberos
not tidally locked to Pluto via predicate surface "tidalLocking"
Neptune V (Despina) tidally locked to Neptune
Amalthea Jupiter NERFINISHED
Gliese 581d possibly tidally locked via predicate surface "tidalLockingStatus"
Gliese 581e likely tidally locked via predicate surface "tidalLockingStatus"
Gliese 581g likely tidally locked if it exists via predicate surface "tidalLockingStatus"