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saros
[ sair-os ]
/ ˈsɛər ɒs /
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noun Astronomy.
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
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Origin of saros
1605–15; <Greek sáros ≪ Akkadian shār
OTHER WORDS FROM saros
sa·ron·ic [suh-ron-ik], /səˈrɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby saros
Other definitions for saros (2 of 2)
Saros
[ sahr-ohs, -aws ]
/ ˈsɑr oʊs, -ɔs /
noun
Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.
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British Dictionary definitions for saros (1 of 2)
saros
/ (ˈseɪrɒs) /
noun
a cycle of about 18 years 11 days (6585.32 days) in which eclipses of the sun and moon occur in the same sequence and at the same intervals as in the previous such cycle
Derived forms of saros
saronic (səˈrɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for saros
C19: from Greek, from Babylonian šāru 3600 (years); modern astronomical use apparently based on mistaken interpretation of šāru as a period of 18 1/2 years
British Dictionary definitions for saros (2 of 2)
Saros
/ (ˈsɑːrɒs) /
noun
Gulf of Saros an inlet of the Aegean in NW Turkey, north of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Length: 59 km (37 miles). Width: 35 km (22 miles)
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