Defenition of the word orrery

• Defenition of the word orrery

  • A mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the solar system in a heliocentric model.
  • 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 clock
  • 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 clock

Hypernyms for the word orrery

• • planetarium

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