transit

A noun referring to the act, process, or system of moving people or goods from one place to another, or a surveying instrument used for measuring angles.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие, процесс или систему перемещения людей или товаров из одного места в другое, или геодезический инструмент для измерения углов.esSustantivo que designa la acción, proceso o sistema de desplazamiento de personas o mercancías de un lugar a otro, o un instrumento topográfico para medir ángulos.frNom désignant le passage ou le déplacement de personnes ou de marchandises d'un lieu à un autre, notamment à travers un pays ou une ville, ainsi que l'instrument utilisé en géodésie pour mesurer les angles.deSubstantiv, das den Vorgang, Prozess oder das System des Transports von Personen oder Gütern von einem Ort zum anderen bezeichnet, oder ein geodätisches Instrument zur Winkelmessung.ptSubstantivo que designa a ação, o processo ou o sistema de mover pessoas ou mercadorias de um lugar para outro, ou um instrumento geodésico para medir ângulos.zh名词，指人或货物从一个地方移动到另一个地方的动作、过程或系统；也可指测量角度的测量仪器（经纬仪）。arاسم يدل على عملية أو نظام نقل الأشخاص أو البضائع من مكان إلى آخر، وكذلك على أداة مساحية تستخدم لقياس الزوايا.

1. Surveying instrument C1 formal technical

   A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod.

   • The surveyor set up the transit to measure the angle of the slope.
   • Using a transit, they accurately mapped the boundaries of the property.
   • The old transit was replaced with a modern digital theodolite.

   ruТеодолитesTránsito (instrumento topográfico)frThéodolite (ou goniomètre de chantier)deTheodolitptTeodolitozh经纬仪arثيودوليت

   Synonyms: theodolite

2. Transportation system B1 formal

   A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods.

   • The city is investing in a new public transit system.
   • Goods in transit must be insured against damage.
   • The transit of passengers through the airport was smooth.

   ruТранспортная системаesSistema de transportefrTransport en commundeTransportsystemptSistema de transportezh交通系统arنظام النقل

   Synonyms: conveyancetransporttransportation

3. Journey by ship B2 formal

   A journey, usually by ship, from one place to another.

   • The transit across the Atlantic took two weeks.
   • During the transit, the crew encountered a storm.
   • The ship's transit was delayed due to bad weather.

   ruПереходesTravesía por barcofrTraversée en bateaudeÜberfahrtptTravessiazh航行arانتقال

   Synonyms: crossingpassagevoyage

• transits plural form
• transits' possessive plural form
• transit's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of passing through or across a place, or the process of moving people or goods from one location to another.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия прохождения через или поперёк места, или процесса перемещения людей или товаров из одного места в другое.esVerbo utilizado para indicar la acción de pasar a través o a lo largo de un lugar, o el proceso de trasladar personas o mercancías de un lugar a otro.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de passer à travers ou au-delà d'un lieu, ou le processus de déplacement de personnes ou de marchandises d'un endroit à un autre.deVerb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, durch oder über einen Ort zu gehen, oder den Vorgang, Personen oder Waren von einem Ort zum anderen zu befördern.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de passar por ou através de um lugar, ou o processo de mover pessoas ou mercadorias de um lugar para outro.zh表示穿过或横越某地，或把人或货物从一个地方运送到另一个地方的动作。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على المرور عبر مكان أو اجتيازه، أو على عملية نقل الأشخاص أو البضائع من مكان إلى آخر.

1. Travel or pass through B2 formal

   To make a journey or move from one place to another, often through an intermediate point.

   • The goods will transit through the port before reaching their final destination.
   • Passengers transiting through the airport must clear customs.
   • The train transits the tunnel in under five minutes.

   ruПроходить черезestransitarfrtransiterdeDurchquerenptPassar porzh经过arيمر عبر

   Synonyms: crossgo throughpass throughtraverse

   Antonyms: remainstaystop

2. Astronomical passage C1 formal scientific

   To pass across the disk of a celestial body (e.g., the Sun) or across a meridian, as observed from a specific point.

   • The planet Venus will transit the Sun later this year.
   • Astronomers observed the moon transiting across Jupiter's surface.
   • The satellite transited the meridian at exactly midnight.

   ruПрохождениеesTránsito astronómicofrtransiter (astronomie)deDurchgangptTrânsitozh凌arالعبور

   Synonyms: crosspasspass overtraverse

3. Surveying instrument rotation C2 formal technical

   To rotate a surveying telescope about its horizontal transverse axis to reverse its direction of view.

   • The surveyor transited the telescope to measure the opposite angle.
   • After transiting the instrument, they recorded the new bearing.
   • The technician carefully transited the theodolite for accurate readings.

   ruПереворачиватьesVoltear el anteojo de un tránsitofrFaire pivoter une lunette de viséedeUmlegen des FernrohrsptTransitarzh转镜arتدوير المنظار المساحي

   Synonyms: plungereverse

4. Cause to pass through B2 formal technical

   To enable or cause something to pass through a system, process, or location.

   • The pipeline transits natural gas across the entire region.
   • The software transits data packets through multiple servers.
   • The new highway will transit traffic around the city center.

   ruПропускатьesHacer pasar a travésfrFaire transiterdeDurchleitenptFazer passarzh使通过arتمرير

   Synonyms: channelconductconveymovepassroutesendtransport

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• transiting present participle
• transits third person singular