transit

tran·sit  (trnst, -zt)

n.

1. The act of passing over, across, or through; passage.

2.

a. Conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a local public transportation system.

b. The system or vehicles used for such conveyance.

3. A transition or change, as to a spiritual existence at death.

4. Astronomy

a. The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian.

b. The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body.

5. A surveying instrument similar to a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

v. tran·sit·ed, tran·sit·ing, tran·sits

v.tr.

1. To pass over, across, or through: aircraft transiting the United States and Canada.

2. To revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction.

v.intr. Astronomy

To make a transit.

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[Middle English transite, from Latin trnsitus, from past participle of trnsre, to go across; see transient.]

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transit

Noun

1. the moving or carrying of goods or people from one place to another

2. a route or means of transport: transit by road

3. Astron the apparent passage of a celestial body across the meridian

4. in transit while travelling or being taken from one place to another: in transit the fruit can be damaged

Adjective

indicating a place or building where people wait or goods are kept between different stages of a journey: a transit lounge for passengers who are changing planes [Latin transitus a going over]

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transit  (trnst)

1. The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body. As observed from Earth, Mercury and Venus are the only planets of the solar system that make transits of the Sun, because they are the only planets with orbits that lie between Earth and the Sun. Mercury makes an average of 13 transits of the Sun each century. Transits of Venus across the Sun are much rarer, with only 7 of them having occurred between 1639 and 2004. In contrast, transits of Jupiter's moons across its disk are common occurrences. Compare occultation.

2. The passage of a celestial body across the celestial meridian (the great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and an observer's zenith). For any observer, the object is at its highest in the sky at its transit of the observer's meridian. See more at celestial meridian.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	transit - a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod theodolite alidad, alidade - surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument - an instrument used by surveyors tacheometer, tachymeter - a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
	2.	transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods transportation, transportation system airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land air transportation system - a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" highway system - a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport infrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan" line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier public transit - a public transportation system for moving passengers public transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freight short line - a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances telferage, telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity depot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	3.	transit - a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" passage journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another lockage - passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Verb	1.	transit - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert" move through, pass across, pass through, pass over transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day" cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water" go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
	2.	transit - pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11" go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
	3.	transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction revolve, roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
	4.	transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day" move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert" bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

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transit

noun 1. movement, transfer, transport, passage, travel, crossing, motion, transportation, carriage, shipment, traverse, conveyance, portage

verb 2. pass, travel, cross, journey, traverse, move >> in transit en route, on the way, on the road, on the move, in motion, on the go (informal) on the journey, while travelling, during transport, during passage

Translations

transit [ˈtrænzɪt] n in transit → en tránsito

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transit [ˈtrænzɪt] n in transit → en transit

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transit [ˈtrænzɪt] n in transit → unterwegs

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transit [ˈtrænzɪt] n in transit → in transito