"Saros cycle" meaning in All languages combined

See Saros cycle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Saros cycle [singular], Saros cycles [plural]
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  1. A period of 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours in which the Sun, Moon and Earth return to almost exactly the same spots they were at 18 years, 11.3 days ago; the Saros cycle is used to predict when an eclipse is going to happen.
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