How to Use orrery in a Sentence
orrery
noun-
In this context, a top that spins in the hand is like a pocket orrery—a mechanical model of the heavens.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
2017-05-12
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Christina suggests Hiram’s hidden pages are connected to his orrery — or solar system model — which was secreted away in his home.
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Ariana Romero,
refinery29.com,
2020-09-08
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Moon Phases is inspired by an orrery, a mechanical model that shows the relative position of planets in the solar system.
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Elizabeth Stinson,
Wired News,
2015-04-08
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This could just be a sweet little nod to Martin’s flowery writing, but given that the gyroscope/orrery from the show’s opening credits hangs above the Citadel library, we might be headed for a meta reference to end all meta references.
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Joanna Robinson,
HWD,
2017-07-25
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