Orrery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A mechanical model of the solar system.
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  • n. a clockwork model of the solar system
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A machine so constructed as to represent, by the movements of its parts, the motions and phases of the planets in their orbits. Similar machines are also called planetariums and cosmoscopes.
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  • n. 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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    planetarium   
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