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transit (?), n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over: cf. F. transit. See Transient.] 1. The act of passi
| transit | (?), n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over: cf. F. transit. See Transient.] 1.
The act of passing; passage through or over.
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-In France you are now . . . in the transit from one form of government to another. Burke.
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2.
The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the transit of goods through a country.
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3.
A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the Nicaragua transit. E. G. Squier.
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4. (Astron.) (a)
The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place, or through the field of a telescope. (b)
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.
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5.
An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and surveyor's transit.
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| transit | , v. t. (Astron.)
To pass over the disk of (a heavenly body).
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