transit instrument
transit instrument · transit instruments
An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west…An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
Meaning
1 sensesAn astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
Forms
plural: transit instruments| Singular | transit instrument |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtime sight