Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
volte celeste
English translation:
celestial vault
Added to glossary by
achisholm
Apr 29, 2003 11:53
21 yrs ago
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Italian term
volta celeste
Italian to English
Science
Astronomy & Space
astronomy
Sounds like its part of a large telescope structure. Its where the mechanisms and machinery are housed.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | enclosure |
Grey Drane (X)
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| 5 +1 | vault of heaven |
Giusi Pasi
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| 4 | heaven vault |
Gian
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| 4 | vault of heaven |
Sabrina Eskelson
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| 3 | firmament |
Sarah Ponting
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Selected
enclosure
... or dome.
See reference link.
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Note added at 2003-04-29 15:12:54 (GMT)
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And FWIW, I would say a simple \"sky\" is more commonly used to refer to the \"vault of heaven\" when describing what a telescope can see. \"Vault of heaven\" tends to used in more poetic contexts (or in transaltions from Italian...).
See reference link.
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Note added at 2003-04-29 15:12:54 (GMT)
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And FWIW, I would say a simple \"sky\" is more commonly used to refer to the \"vault of heaven\" when describing what a telescope can see. \"Vault of heaven\" tends to used in more poetic contexts (or in transaltions from Italian...).
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Giusi Pasi
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Veni, Vidi, Verti!
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Works in: Italian, English to Italian, German to Italian
vault of heaven
this is commonly that and I can't see any other terms, since you have this term in Italian
3 mins
heaven vault
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Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Italy
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English
Italy
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, English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Spanish to Italian, and 3 more.
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vault of heaven
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firmament
as an alternative to vault of heaven / heavens /sky.
I've never heard of it used as part of a telescope. Do you have any more information?
I've never heard of it used as part of a telescope. Do you have any more information?
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