Explore Orrery through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like planetarium. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Orrery in a sentence
Orrery meaning
- A clockwork model of any given solar system.
- A conceptual model of someone's worldview.
Synonyms of Orrery
Using Orrery
- The main meaning on this page is: A clockwork model of any given solar system. | A conceptual model of someone's worldview.
- Useful related words include: planetarium.
- In the example corpus, orrery often appears in combinations such as: of orrery, orrery is.
Context around Orrery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Orrery
- In this selection, "orrery" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, graham, grand, real, restaurant and tourbillon stand out and add context to how "orrery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a grand orrery is one and a large orrery is a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "orrery" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with orrery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The term orrery has only existed since 1714. (8 words)
Graham Orrery Tourbillon integrates a mechanical solar system model with meteorites as planets. (13 words)
The Derby Orrery does not show mean distance, but demonstrated the relative planetary movements. (14 words)
A response by the supporters of the Ancients was then made by Charles Boyle (later the 4th Earl of Orrery and father of Swift's first biographer). (27 words)
It starts with the orrery—a model of the solar system—that Hippolyta ends up in possession of in season 1, episode 3, "Holy Ghost". (25 words)
In popular culture * A large orrery is a key feature in the climactic scene of the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001). (22 words)
Example sentences (11)
It starts with the orrery—a model of the solar system—that Hippolyta ends up in possession of in season 1, episode 3, "Holy Ghost".
A little bit of Provence has come to Marylebone this summer, on the rooftop of Orrery restaurant.
Graham Orrery Tourbillon integrates a mechanical solar system model with meteorites as planets.
A grand orrery is one that includes the outer planets known at the time of its construction.
An orrery should properly include the Sun, the Earth and the Moon (plus optionally other planets).
A real orrery would be more accurate and include more planets, and would perhaps make the planets rotate as well.
A response by the supporters of the Ancients was then made by Charles Boyle (later the 4th Earl of Orrery and father of Swift's first biographer).
In popular culture * A large orrery is a key feature in the climactic scene of the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
The Derby Orrery does not show mean distance, but demonstrated the relative planetary movements.
The term orrery has only existed since 1714.
This is a true to scale (20 billion to one), true to position (accurate to within four days) human orrery.
Common combinations with orrery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of orrery 2×
- orrery is 2×