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orreryenUK
or·re·ry O0127300 (ôr′ə-rē, ŏr′-)n. pl. or·re·ries A mechanical model of the solar system or parts of it.
[After Charles Boyle, Fourth Earl of Orrery (1676-1731), for whom one was made.]orrery (ˈɒrərɪ) n, pl -ries (Astronomy) a mechanical model of the solar system in which the planets can be moved at the correct relative velocities around the sun[C18: originally made for Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery]or•rer•y (ˈɔr ə ri, ˈɒr-)
n., pl. -rer•ies. an apparatus for representing with movable balls the positions, motions, and phases of the bodies of the solar system. [1705–15; after Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom it was first made] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  orrery - planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clockplanetarium - an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems |
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orreryenUK
orrery a mechanical model of the solar system in which the planets can be moved at the correct relative velocities around the sun orrery (o -rĕ-ree, or -ĕ-) An instrument or model that demonstrates the movements of some or all of the planets around the Sun, in their correct relative periods, by means of a set of small spheres mounted on wire rods and driven by an elaborate, usually clock-driven system of gears. The movements of satellites, such as the Moon, may be incorporated in the mechanism. The instrument takes its name from Charles Boyle, the 4th Earl of Orrery, who paid for such a device built in 1712; orreries were previously called planetaria.orrery[′ȯr·ər·ē] (astronomy) A model of the solar system equipped with mechanical devices to make the planets move at their correct relative velocities around the sun. orreryenUK
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