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saros

1

[ sair-os ]

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.


Saros

2

[ sahr-ohs, -aws ]

noun

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

Saros

1

/ ˈsɑːrɒs /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

saros

2

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • saronic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sa·ron·ic [s, uh, -, ron, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saros1

1605–15; < Greek sáros Akkadian shār
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saros1

C19: from Greek, from Babylonian šāru 3600 (years); modern astronomical use apparently based on mistaken interpretation of šāru as a period of 18 1 2 years
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Example Sentences

Even then, the Canucks had to kill a penalty in the final 33.9 seconds as Nashville pulled goalie Juuse Saros for an extra attacker.

Lindolm beat goalie Juuse Saros over his stick with a wrister from just in front of the crease off a pass from Conor Garland.

The Nashville Predators, for instance, weren’t looking so hot halfway through and there was talk they’d trade star goalie Juuse Saros by the March 7 deadline.

All the talk back then was whether the Preds would unload star goalie Juuse Saros at the trade deadline.

Today, Saros headlines a team holding the conference’s top wild-card spot and looming as dangerous in the playoffs if their strong goaltending continues.

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