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TRANSIT INSTRUMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does transit instrument mean?
• TRANSIT INSTRUMENT (noun)
The noun TRANSIT INSTRUMENT has 1 sense:
1. a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
Familiarity information: TRANSIT INSTRUMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transit instrument" is a kind of...):
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