HyperDic: transit_instrument

English > 1 sense of the expression transit instrument:
NOUNartifacttransit instrumenta telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
English > transit instrument: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian.
Broadertelescope, scopeA magnifier of images of distant objects

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