NOUN | artifact | transit instrument | a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian |
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Meaning | A telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian. | |
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Broader | telescope, scope | A magnifier of images of distant objects |
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