SAROS

Etymology

Noun

saros (plural saroses or saroi)

(history, Babylon) A quantity of 3600, such as 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.

The Six Days of Creation, Appendix 3: The Sumerian King List โ€” post-diluvian Section (ยง589)

Anagrams

• Rasos, Rosas, osars, rosas, soars, soras

Source: Wiktionary


Sa"ros, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Astron)

Definition: A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years. Brande & C.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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