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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

• saronic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of saros

1605–15; < Greek sáros ≪ Akkadian shār

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022

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

On the same fragment, Rehm found the numbers 76, a Greek refinement of the 19-year cycle, and 223, for the number of lunar months in a Babylonian eclipse-prediction cycle called the saros cycle.

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

The Babylonians knew the decimal system, but for practical purposes they counted by sossi and sari, the sossos representing 60, the saros 60 × 60, or 3,600.

From Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

Kohli, who's been excitedly sharing positive reviews of Saros in the run-up to its release, says the experience feels a long way away from his job as a teenager stocking shelves at Gamestation.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Newsbeat asks Louden if having a lead actor who is well-known and respected among players championing Saros will carry over with audiences.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Defenseman Shea Theodore made it 2-2 at 50:34 with a slapshot after Brad Marchand had thrown Saros off with a tackle as Canada kept pushing.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum has two legs and can climb stairs, cleaning each step as it ascends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

The practical use of the Saros in its most elementary conception is somewhat on this wise.

From The Story of Eclipses by Chambers, George F. (George Frederick)