transit
n
a the passage or conveyance of goods or people
b (as modifier)
a transit visa
a the passage of a celestial body or satellite across the face of a relatively larger body as seen from the earth
b the apparent passage of a celestial body across the meridian, caused by the earth's diurnal rotation
5 (Astrology) the passage of a planet across some special point on the zodiac
6 ♦
in transit while being conveyed; during passage
vb
7 to make a transit through or over (something)
8 (Astronomy) to make a transit across (a celestial body or the meridian)
9 to cause (the telescope of a surveying instrument) to turn over or (of such a telescope) to be turned over in a vertical plane so that it points in the opposite direction
(C15: from Latin transitus a going over, from transire to pass over; see transient)
♦
transitable adj
English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus
transit
n
1 carriage, conveyance, crossing, motion, movement, passage, portage, shipment, transfer, transport, transportation, travel, traverse
2 alteration, change, changeover, conversion, shift, transition
3 in transit during passage, en route, on the journey, on the move, on the road, on the way, while travelling
vb
4 cross, journey, move, pass, travel, traverse
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