saros

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of saros in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Güneş ve ay tutulmalarının yinelenmesini yaklaşık olarak bir kurala bağlayan 18 yıl onbir günlük dönem

Yurdumuzun batısında bir körfez

English - English

Definition of saros in English English dictionary

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

A period of 3600 years

The eclipse cycle of about 18 years, almost the same length as 223 synodical months See lunar cycle

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

the eclipse cycle with a period of 223 synodic months, or 6,585 32 days (18 years and about 11 days)

Period of 18 years and 11 days in which eclipses repeat themselves

An approach taken by the SAROS program to meet the requirements of the Open Skies Treaty Fact Sheet

A period of 223 synodic months corresponding approximately to 19 eclipse years or 18 03 Julian years, and is a cycle in which solar and lunar eclipses repeat themselves under approximately the same conditions

Period of 18 03 years, or 223 synodical months, at the end of which the Sun, Moon, and the line connecting the lunar nodes return to approximately the same relative position; the cycle in which solar and lunar eclipses repeat themselves under approximately the same conditions

Hyphenation

Sa·ros

Turkish pronunciation

särōs

Pronunciation

/ˈsärōs/ /ˈsɑːroʊs/

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek from Akkadian. The modern astronomical usage is attributed to Edmond Halley, who erroneously interpreted the Babylonian word as a period of 18.5 years.