Orrery
[ɒ:rәri]
解释:
(noun.) 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.
录入:史黛西--From WordNet
解释:
(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.
整理:米歇尔
同义词及近义词:
n. Planetarium.
约翰娜编辑
解释:
n. an apparatus for illustrating by balls mounted on rods and moved by clockwork around a centre the size positions motions &c. of the heavenly bodies.
杰西整理