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synchronous rotation comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has period	has definition
rotation	motion		Of a single body in space: spinning on an axis. Of a planetary system, rotation is generally planar in relation to the parent star.
synchronous rotation	rotation	equal to orbital period	Rotation whose period is equal to the orbital period.

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