posizione "defilata"

English translation: hidden from direct view

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Italian term or phrase:posizione "defilata"
English translation:hidden from direct view
Entered by: Maurizio Valente

21:09 May 31, 2003
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Science - Astronomy & Space / astronomy
Italian term or phrase: posizione "defilata"
in particolare le stelle di età compresa fra xx e xx di anni- come il sole, che occupa una posizione "defilata"- si trovano più numerose vicino....


The only thing I was able to find is "sheltered from the enemy fire", which I am using in adjectival position in the sentence.
Rosanna Balistreri
Local time: 06:40
hidden from direct view
Explanation:
"occupa una posizione defilata" simply means "it is hidden from direct view", as in the following reference: canopy.lmsal.com/schryver/Public/ homepage/coolstarimages.html:

"The central star is hidden from direct view, but its light reflects off the upper
and lower surfaces of the disk to produce the pair of reddish nebulae. ..."


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Maurizio Valente
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5defilated position
Massimo Gaido
5hidden from direct view
Maurizio Valente
4 +1...-like the sun, that is located in an "outer region"-
Giovanna Cerruti


  

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defilated position


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-31 21:25:41 (GMT)
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CORREZIONE:

defiladed position e non defilated position



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Note added at 2003-05-31 21:25:53 (GMT)
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DEFILADED POSITION

Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 08:40
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hidden from direct view


Explanation:
"occupa una posizione defilata" simply means "it is hidden from direct view", as in the following reference: canopy.lmsal.com/schryver/Public/ homepage/coolstarimages.html:

"The central star is hidden from direct view, but its light reflects off the upper
and lower surfaces of the disk to produce the pair of reddish nebulae. ..."




Maurizio Valente
Italy
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...-like the sun, that is located in an "outer region"-


Explanation:
forse...

...The sun's position in the Milky Way. The sun is located in an outer region of the Milky Way galaxy, a huge pinwheel of some 200 billion stars. ...
fuse.pha.jhu.edu/Graphics/animations/sightlines.html

ciao

Giovanna Cerruti
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  Mucca Pazza (X): this is the usual meaning of defilato in astronomical terms.:)
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