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Roche limit (s) (noun), Roche limits (pl)
The minimum distance between the center of one body and another orbiting around it at which the second can withstand tidal forces generated by the first: A Roche limit can be exemplified by the center of a planet in which the tidal force is more powerful than than the common gravitational pull or magnetism between two neighboring revolving objects.
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