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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•ros (sâr′os),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]- Astronomythe 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.
- Greek sáros Akkadian shār
- 1605–15;
- Place Names Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 mi. (60 km) long;
22 mi. (35 km) wide.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saros /ˈseɪrɒs/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek, from Babylonian šāru 3600 (years); modern astronomical use apparently based on mistaken interpretation of šāru as a period of 18½ years Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Saros /ˈsɑːrɒs/ n - 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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