<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Ah, long ago I suggested "bine" (from binary star) for the same reason. It didn't catch on.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Richard</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 14, 2018, at 10:51 PM, Darwin Gregory via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="">I just heard a scientific term that I think would be a great, and concise, name to replace the g-word... <div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">There is a term for when celestial bodies orbit, and always have the same side facing the other. It is "tidal lock". It could be described in fun ways, and the word "lock" would be a built in reminder to lock eyes, which to me is a fun part of the movement. <div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">I must be honest, the term when both bodies stay facing each other it is technically a dual tidal lock, but surely scientists would forgive this inaccuracy to allow concise calls. :-)</div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div>List Name: Callers mailing list<br class="">List Address: <a href="mailto:Callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">Callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a><br class="">Archives: <a href="https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/" class="">https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/</a><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>