What does transit mean?

Definitions for transit
ˈtræn sɪt, -zɪttran·sit

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. theodolite, transitnoun

    a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

  2. transportation system, transportation, transitnoun

    a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

  3. passage, transitverb

    a journey usually by ship

    "the outward passage took 10 days"

  4. transit, pass through, move through, pass across, pass oververb

    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"

  5. transitverb

    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"

  6. transitverb

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

  7. transitverb

    cause or enable to pass through

    "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"

Wiktionary

  1. transitnoun

    The act of passing over, across, or through something.

  2. transitnoun

    The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

  3. transitnoun

    The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.

  4. transitnoun

    A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

  5. transitnoun

    an imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, then navigator knows that his position is on the transit.

  6. transitnoun

    a Ford Transit van.

  7. transitnoun

    to carry communications traffic to and from a customer or another network on a compensation basis as opposed to peerage in which the traffic to and from another network is carried on an equivalency basis or without charge.

  8. transitverb

    To pass over, across or through something

  9. transitverb

    To revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction

  10. transitverb

    To make a transit

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Transitnoun

    In astronomy, the passing of any planet just by or under any fixt star; or of the moon in particular, covering or moving close by any other planet.

    Etymology: transitus, Latin.

    John Harris.

ChatGPT

  1. transit

    Transit generally refers to the action of passing or moving from one place or state to another. It can also refer to the system of public transportation in a particular city or area. The term is derived from the Latin word "transitus" which means "going across."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transitnoun

    the act of passing; passage through or over

  2. Transitnoun

    the act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the transit of goods through a country

  3. Transitnoun

    a line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the Nicaragua transit

  4. Transitnoun

    the passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place, or through the field of a telescope

  5. Transitnoun

    the passage of a smaller body across the disk of a larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a satellite or its shadow across the disk of its primary

  6. Transitnoun

    an instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and surveyor's transit

  7. Transitverb

    to pass over the disk of (a heavenly body)

Wikidata

  1. Transit

    Transit is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice and the first appearance of Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Aaronovitch, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #195.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Transit

    tran′sit, n. a passing over: conveyance: (astron.) the passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place: the passage of a planet over the sun's disc: a transit circle, or instrument, for observing the transit of a heavenly body across the meridian.—ns. Trans′it-dū′ty, a duty chargeable on goods passing through a country; Trans′it-in′strument, an astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east and west axis; Transi′tion, passage from one place or state to another: change: (mus.) a change of key.—adjs. Transi′tional, Transi′tionary, containing or denoting transition: of intermediate character between species or genera, transmutational: characteristic of one epoch or style in its transition to another.—adv. Transi′tionally.—adj. Trans′itive, passing over: having the power of passing: (gram.) denoting a verb which has a direct object.—adv. Trans′itively.—n. Trans′itiveness.—adv. Trans′itorily.—n. Trans′itoriness.—adj. Trans′itory, going or passing away: lasting for a short time: speedily vanishing.—n. Trans′it-trade, the trade of carrying foreign goods through a country.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. transit

    The precise culmination of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place.

Editors Contribution

  1. transit

    The movement of goods, products or currency from a current location to specific location.

    Cash in transit vehicles travel from a location to another daily to ensure the movement of cash.


    Submitted by MaryC on June 4, 2020  

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  1. Tristan

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transit in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of transit in a Sentence

  1. Peter Altmaier:

    We could set up the transit zones in a way that makes them effective without conveying detention.

  2. Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha:

    I hope the meeting on May 29 will offer practical solutions and action that can be applied to the source, transit and destination.

  3. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

    Nord Stream has no connection to (Ukrainian) transit and does not harm anyone.

  4. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov:

    It is not aimed against anyone, this is about preserving Bulgaria's national interest, so that our gas network be full with gas, so that we take transit fees and not be bypassed.

  5. Michael Verseckes:

    We are looking at everything and exploring all options, passenger safety is the highest priority for the MBTA and this highly troubling incident is under investigation by Transit Police detectives.

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