transit

• Nom 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.

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.

   Théodolite (ou goniomètre de chantier)

   • 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.

   Synonymestheodolite

2. Transportation systemB1formal

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

   Transport en commun

   • 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.

   Synonymesconveyancetransporttransportation

3. Journey by shipB2formal

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

   Traversée en bateau

   • 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.

   Synonymescrossingpassagevoyage

• Verbe 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.

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.

   transiter

   • 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.

   Synonymescrossgo throughpass throughtraverse

   Antonymesremainstaystop

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.

   transiter (astronomie)

   • 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.

   Synonymescrosspasspass overtraverse

3. Surveying instrument rotationC2formaltechnical

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

   Faire pivoter une lunette de visée

   • 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.

   Synonymesplungereverse

4. Cause to pass throughB2formaltechnical

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

   Faire transiter

   • 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.

   Synonymeschannelconductconveymovepassroutesendtransport