ORRERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("orrery" is a kind of...):

planetarium (an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems)

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