"orrery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒɹ.ə.ɹi/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.ə.ɹi/ [US], /ˈɑɹ.ə.ɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orrery.wav Forms: orreries [plural]
Etymology: Named after Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery (1676–1731), for whom such a device was made. The placename is from Irish Orbhraighe, originally the name of a tribe (Orbh-raighe (“Orb's people”)), and then of a territory and a barony. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Orbhraighe}} Irish Orbhraighe Head templates: {{en-noun}} orrery (plural orreries)
  1. A clockwork model of any given solar system. Wikipedia link: Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, orrery Translations (clockwork model): أُورُرِي (ʔūrurī) [transcription] (Arabic), أُورُورِي (ʔūrūrī) (Arabic), планетариум (planetarium) [masculine] (Bulgarian), planetari [masculine] (Catalan), 太陽系儀 /太阳系仪 (taai³ joeng⁴ hai⁶ ji⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 太陽系儀 /太阳系仪 (tàiyángxìyí) (Chinese Mandarin), planetarium [neuter] (Danish), orraario (Finnish), aurinkokuntamalli (Finnish), Planetenmaschine [feminine] (German), Orrery [neuter] (German), Orrery-szerkezet (Hungarian), mechanikus naprendszermodell (Hungarian), planetárium (Hungarian), oraire [masculine] (Irish), 太陽系儀 (taiyōkeigi) (alt: たいようけいぎ) (Japanese), 태양계의 (taeyanggyeui) (alt: 太陽系儀) (Korean), tellurium [neuter] (Polish), планетарий (planetarij) [masculine] (Russian), planetario [masculine] (Spanish), planetarium [neuter] (Swedish)

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