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Definition saros

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (sáros), from Akkadian š?r '3600'.

The modern astronomical usage is attributed to Edmond Halley, who based it on the word ?????, defined in the Suda as "a measure and a number among Chaldeans. For 120 saroi make 2222 years according to the Chaldeans' reckoning, if indeed the saros makes 222 lunar months, which are 18 years and 6 months."

Noun

saros (plural saroses or saroi)

  1. (historical, Babylon) A quantity of 3600, such as a period of 3600 years.
  2. (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.

Results 245 Words with the letters SAROS

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8 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
ABROSIAS 11
ADVISORS 13
AEROSATS 8
AEROSOLS 9
AGAROSES 10
AIRPOSTS 11
ALASTORS 9
AMORISTS 11
ANSEROUS 10
APPOSERS 14
ARGOSIES 10
AROUSALS 10
AROUSERS 9
ARSENOUS 10
ARSONIST 9
ARSONOUS 10
ASPERSOR 11
ASSENTOR 9
ASSERTOR 8
ASSESSOR 8
ASSIGNOR 11
ASSISTOR 8
ASSORTED 9
ASSORTER 8
ASSURORS 9
AUSFORMS 15
BARONESS 12
BOASTERS 11
BORSTALS 12
CARASSOW 14
CAROUSES 12
COARSENS 12
COARSEST 11
COASTERS 11
CORSAGES 13
CORSAIRS 11
COSTARDS 12
CROSSARM 14
CROSSBAR 14
CROSSWAY 16
CRUSADOS 13
CURASSOW 15
DROSERAS 9
EARSHOTS 10
ERASIONS 9
ESCOLARS 12
ESPARTOS 11
FORSAKES 15
GASWORKS 17
GIRASOLS 11
GLOSSARY 13
GOSSAMER 13
HOARSENS 11
HOARSEST 10
ISOBARES 11
ISOGRAMS 13
KAROSSES 12
LACROSSE 12
LASSOERS 9
MAESTROS 11
MAYORESS 13
MORASSES 11
MOSASAUR 12
NARCOSES 12
NARCOSIS 12
ORALISMS 12
ORALISTS 9
ORATRESS 8
OSTMARKS 15
OUTSOARS 9
OVERPASS 15
OVERSEAS 12
PARASOLS 12
PASSOVER 15
PASSPORT 14
PASSWORD 15
PERSONAS 12
PHAROSES 13
PRESOAKS 15
PROSAISM 14
PROSAIST 11
PROSOMAS 14
PROTASES 11
PROTASIS 11
RASBORAS 11
REASSORT 8
REPOSALS 12
RESEASON 9
RESPONSA 12
ROADLESS 10
ROASTERS 8
ROBUSTAS 12
ROSARIES 8
ROSEBAYS 13
ROSEOLAS 9
ROUSSEAU 10
SADIRONS 10
SAFFRONS 15
SAFROLES 12
SAGUAROS 11
SAHUAROS 11
SAMOVARS 15
SANTOURS 10
SAPOROUS 12
SAPROBES 14
SARCOIDS 12
SARCOMAS 14
SARGASSO 10
SARODIST 9
SAUTOIRS 9
SAVIOURS 13
SAVORERS 12
SAVORIES 12
SAVOROUS 13
SAWHORSE 13
SAXHORNS 18
SCABROUS 15
SCARIOSE 11
SCARIOUS 12
SCHOLARS 14
SEAHORSE 10
SEAPORTS 11
SEASHORE 10
SEASONER 9
SENATORS 9
SENHORAS 11
SENSORIA 9
SERRANOS 9
SHOPHARS 15
SHORTIAS 10
SIGNORAS 11
SOARINGS 11
SOCAGERS 13
SOLACERS 12
SOLARISE 9
SOLARISM 12
SOPRANOS 12
SORBATES 11
SPAROIDS 12
SPARROWS 14
SPORRANS 12
SQUALORS 19
STARDOMS 12
STARNOSE 9
STORAGES 10
STORAXES 15
STRATOUS 9
SUBSOLAR 13
SURCOATS 12
TOASTERS 8
TORSADES 9
TRANSOMS 12
TREASONS 9
TSARDOMS 12
VAVASORS 16
VAVASSOR 16
VOTARESS 12
WARISONS 12
7 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
ABSORBS 13
ADSORBS 11
AORISTS 7
ARIOSOS 7
ARISTOS 7
ARKOSES 11
AROUSES 8
ASSORTS 7
ASSUROR 8
CASTORS 10
CORSACS 13
COSTARS 10
DORSALS 9
ISOBARS 10
LASSOER 8
MORASSY 12
OARLESS 8
ORGASMS 12
OSSUARY 10
PARSONS 11
PASTORS 10
RAMSONS 11
RANSOMS 11
REASONS 8
RESOAKS 11
RUGOSAS 10
SAFROLS 11
SAILORS 8
SALVORS 12
SAPOURS 11
SARCOUS 11
SARODES 8
SARONGS 10
SAROSES 7
SARTORS 7
SATORIS 7
SAVIORS 11
SAVOURS 12
SENORAS 8
SEROSAE 7
SEROSAL 8
SEROSAS 7
SHOFARS 12
SHORANS 10
SOAKERS 11
SOAPERS 10
SOARERS 7
SOUARIS 8
SOUCARS 11
SOVRANS 12
SOWCARS 13
STATORS 7
SUASORY 10
UPSOARS 11
6 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
ACROSS 9
ARSONS 7
ASSORT 6
KAROSS 10
MORASS 9
ROASTS 6
SAPORS 9
SARODS 7
SAVORS 10
SEROSA 6
SOFARS 9
SONARS 7
SOWARS 9
5 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
SAROS 5
SOARS 5
SORAS 5
4 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
OARS 4
OSAR 4
OSSA 4
SOAR 4
SORA 4
3 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
ARS 3
ASS 3
OAR 3
ORA 3
ORS 3
RAS 3
SOS 3
2 letter words with the letters SAROS ↑
AR 2
AS 2
OR 2
OS 2
SO 2

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