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Definition of 'saros'

English

(saros cycle)

Alternative forms

* Saros

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (history|Babylon) A period of 3600 years.
  • (astronomy) A period of 223 synodic months (approximately 18 years 11 days 8 hours), after which the relative positions of the earth, sun and moon recur, used to predict eclipses.
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