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Portuguese translation: dispositivo de elevação do eixo polar

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English term or phrase:	Pole elevator cradle
Portuguese translation:	dispositivo de elevação do eixo polar
Entered by:	Andreia Araujo

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15:40 Apr 23, 2008

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Science - Astronomy & Space / Telescópio

English term or phrase: Pole elevator cradle

Mechanism, which tilts the drive of a telescope by an angle from the horizontal corresponding to the geographical latitude of the place where the instrument is located, so that the RA axis is parallel to the Earth’s axis and allows for compensation of the rotation of the Earth by means of only one axis.

Andreia Araujo KudoZ activity Questions: 75 (4 open) (3 without valid answers) Answers: 33 Portugal
Local time: 21:00

dispositivo de elevação do eixo polar

Explanation:
refere-se ao polo celeste

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Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 17:00

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Muito obrigada! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

berço/apoio do elevador do tubo

Marcos Antonio

4 +1

dispositivo de elevação do eixo polar

Roberto Cavalcanti

Suporte de elevação do eixo polar

César Moreira

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

pole elevator cradle berço/apoio do elevador do tubo

Explanation:
sug.

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-04-23 15:46:04 GMT)
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- Pole elevator cradle for NexStar of telescopes : A light and handy pole elevator cradle, which is needed for the long-term photography with the NexStar ...
www.astroshop.de/.../accessories/tripods/tripod-accessories... - 19k

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pole elevator cradle

dispositivo de elevação do eixo polar

Explanation:
refere-se ao polo celeste

Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Muito obrigada! :)

1 hr confidence:

pole elevator cradle Suporte de elevação do eixo polar

Explanation:
Este é o objecto:
http://www.astroshop.de/en/telescopes/accessories/tripods/tr...

Concordo com a tradução do colega Roberto Cavalcanti mas trocaria o termo "dispositivo" por um destes:
- Suporte
- Base
- Apoio

(o primeiro é o meu preferido)

César Moreira
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

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