SAROS


Meaning of SAROS in English

— saronic /seuh ron"ik/ , adj.

/sair"os/ , n. Astron.

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.

[ 1605-15; sáros shar ]

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