How to pronounce saros
American English pronunciation
SAIR-ahs
- IPA
- /ˈsɛɹˌɑs/
- Syllables
- SAIR · ahs (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What saros means
The cycle of about 18 years after which eclipses repeat
In a sentence: Using the saros, the astronomer worked out when the next big eclipse would come.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word taken from an old Babylonian word for 3,600. The astronomer Edmond Halley gave it its modern meaning.
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