orrery

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== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹ.ə.ɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ə.ɹi/, /ˈɑɹ.ə.ɹi/ === Noun === orrery (plural orreries) A clockwork model of any given solar system. ==== Translations ====