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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pla.neˈta.ɾi.u/
"O planetário mecânico demonstra o movimento dos planetas."
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A clockwork mechanical model of the solar system that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons.
"The museum featured a magnificent 18th-century brass orrery that captivated astronomy enthusiasts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named in the early 18th century after Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, for whom an early clockwork model of the solar system was made. The term derives from the title of the nobleman and became the standard English descriptor for such mechanical planetariums.
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planétarium
Transliteration: /pla.ne.ta.ʁjɔ̃/
"Le planétarium mécanique montre le mouvement des planètes autour du soleil."
Planetenmaschine
Transliteration: /plaˈneːtn̩maˌʃiːnə/
"Die historische Planetenmaschine veranschaulicht das Sonnensystem."
planetario
Transliteration: /pla.neˈta.rjo/
"Il planetario meccanico mostrava le orbite dei pianeti."
planetario
Transliteration: /pla.neˈta.ɾjo/
"El planetario mecánico representa el sistema solar con gran precisión."
planetário
Transliteration: /pla.neˈta.ɾi.u/
"O planetário mecânico demonstra o movimento dos planetas."
सौरमंडल मॉडल
Transliteration: saurmandal maudal
"संग्रहालय में एक प्राचीन सौरमंडल मॉडल रखा हुआ है।"
太阳系仪
Transliteration: tài yáng xì yí
"这个精致的太阳系仪展示了行星的运行轨迹。"
태양계 의의
Transliteration: taeyanggye-uiui
Script: 태양계의
"박물관에서 정교한 태양계의를 관람했습니다."
太陽系儀
Transliteration: taiyōkeigi
"その古い太陽系儀は歯車で正確に惑星の動きを再現していた。"
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