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orrery (encz) | orrery,planetostroj Zdeněk Brož |
Orrery (gcide) | Orrery \Or"re*ry\, n.; pl. Orreries. [So named in honor of the
Earl of Orrery.]
An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls
moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions,
positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system.
[1913 Webster] |
orrery (wn) | orrery
n 1: 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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orrery (encz) | orrery,planetostroj Zdeněk Brož |
orrery (wn) | orrery
n 1: 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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