transit

• Существительное, обозначающее действие, процесс или систему перемещения людей или товаров из одного места в другое, или геодезический инструмент для измерения углов.

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.

1. C1formaltechnical

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

   Теодолит

   • 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.

   Synonymstheodolite

2. Transportation systemB1formal

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

   Транспортная система

   • 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.

   Synonymsconveyancetransporttransportation

3. Journey by shipB2formal

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

   Переход

   • 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.

   Synonymscrossingpassagevoyage

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия прохождения через или поперёк места, или процесса перемещения людей или товаров из одного места в другое.

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.

1. Travel or pass throughB2formal

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

   Проходить через

   • 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.

   Synonymscrossgo throughpass throughtraverse

   Antonymsremainstaystop

2. Astronomical passageC1formalscientific

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

   Прохождение

   • 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.

   Synonymscrosspasspass overtraverse

3. Surveying instrument rotationC2formaltechnical

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

   Переворачивать

   • 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.

   Synonymsplungereverse

4. Cause to pass throughB2formaltechnical

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

   Пропускать

   • 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.

   Synonymschannelconductconveymovepassroutesendtransport