单词 | saros |
释义 | saros/ˈsɛːrɒs![]() noun Astronomy A period of about 18 years between repetitions of solar and lunar eclipses.Total solar eclipse tracks perform consistent geographical steps within a saros, as in Figure 2.2, and there are systematic trends in other eclipse sequences....
OriginEarly 19th century: from Greek, from Babylonian šār(u) '3,600 (years)', the sense apparently based on a misinterpretation of the number. |
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