HyperDic: orrery

English > 1 sense of the word orrery:
NOUNartifactorreryplanetarium 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
orrery > pronunciation
Soundsao'reriy
Rhymesaccessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy...
English > orrery: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningplanetarium 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.
BroaderplanetariumAn apparatus or model for representing the solar systems

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