Definitions For Saro
Noun
SAROS (plural es 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.Related terms
saronic neros (600) sossos (60)Alternative forms
SarosEtymology
From {{bor, en, grc, σάρος}}, from {{der, en, akk, 𒊹, ts=šār, tr=šar2, t=3600, total, many, a great quantity or measure}}. The modern astronomical usage is attributed to w:edmond halley, edmond halley, who based it on the word σάρος, defined in the w:suda, 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."Anagrams
Rasos, Rosas, osars, rosas, soars, sorasIs Saros a Scrabble Word?
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The word Saro is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends