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• saros
  saros

  noun

  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.
• Saros
  Saros

  noun

  Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.

saros

¹ American  

[sair-os] / ˈsɛər ɒs /

noun

Astronomy.

1. 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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Saros ² American  

[sahr-ohs, -aws] / ˈsɑr oʊs, -ɔs /

noun

1. 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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Saros ¹ British  

/ ˈsɑːrɒs /

noun

1. 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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saros ² British  

/ ˈseɪrɒs, səˈrɒnɪk /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• saronic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of saros

1605–15; < Greek sáros ≪ Akkadian shār

Example Sentences

All eclipses belong to a family — called saros — that lasts centuries.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2022

On the back plate, the eclipse inscriptions are indexed to markings on the saros dial.

From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2021

But in my model, the 223-tooth gear rotates very slowly to turn the pointer for the saros dial.

From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2021

Named after the customary name of the Babylonian eclipse cycle, the saros dial predicts which months will feature eclipses, along with characteristics of each eclipse as described by inscriptions in the mechanism.

From Scientific American • Dec. 14, 2021

But as there is still one-third of a day to complete the saros period, the earth has yet to make one-third of a rotation upon its axis before the eclipse takes place.

From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Dolmage, Cecil Goodrich Julius