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ORRERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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