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TRANSIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A journey usually by ship

Example:

the outward passage took 10 days

Synonyms:

passage; transit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("transit" is a kind of...):

journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transit"):

lockage (passage through a lock in a canal or waterway)

Derivation:

transit (make a passage or journey from one place to another)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

theodolite; transit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("transit" is a kind of...):

surveying instrument; surveyor's instrument (an instrument used by surveyors)

Meronyms (parts of "transit"):

alidad; alidade (surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transit"):

tacheometer; tachymeter (a theodolite designed for rapid measurements)

Derivation:

transit (revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

transit; transportation; transportation system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("transit" is a kind of...):

facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)

Meronyms (parts of "transit"):

line (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)

bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)

public transport (conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)

airfield; field; flying field; landing field (a place where planes take off and land)

depot; terminal; terminus (station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods)

way (any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transit"):

air transportation system (a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air)

highway system (a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport)

public transit (a public transportation system for moving passengers)

short line (a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances)

telferage; telpherage (a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity)

Holonyms ("transit" is a part of...):

base; infrastructure (the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area)

Derivation:

transit (cause or enable to pass through)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause or enable to pass through

Example:

The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):

bring; convey; take (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere)

Verb group:

move through; pass across; pass over; pass through; transit (make a passage or journey from one place to another)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

transit (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):

revolve; roll (cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

transit (a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

Example:

The comet will transit on September 11

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make a passage or journey from one place to another

Example:

Some travelers pass through the desert

Synonyms:

move through; pass across; pass over; pass through; transit

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "transit" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Verb group:

transit (cause or enable to pass through)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "transit"):

cut (pass through or across)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

transit (a journey usually by ship)

transition (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)

Credits

 Context examples: 

G2 Phase Arrest consists of interference with, or restraint of, activities that regulate the cellular capacity to transit the cell cycle phase preceding mitosis (Gap 2 phase).

(Negative Regulation of G2 Phase, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele is essential for the transit of the cell through the G1/S phase transition.

(CDK2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

When an object transits, or passes in front of a star from the vantage point of the space telescope, a dip in starlight is recorded.

(K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini 'Planet', NASA)

These observations, called solar occultations, effectively allowed the scientists to observe Titan as a transiting exoplanet without having to leave the solar system.

(Sunsets on Titan reveal the complexity of hazy exoplanets, NASA)

Transiting planets block a tiny fraction of starlight that produces miniscule dips in the brightness of their host star.

(Light From An Ultra-Cool Neighbor, NASA)

All told, the space telescopes observed 12 transits and 20 eclipses.

(Atmosphere of Midsize Planet Revealed by Hubble, Spitzer, NASA)

He insisted upon having two rifles slung upon his back, so that both Professors were armed when he had made his transit.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This makes it ideal for cities that have growing demand for public transit, but not enough money to build subways.

(Driverless Bus-train Hybrid Runs on Virtual Painted Tracks, VOA)

Keratinization Induction consists of initiation of activities involved in proliferation and maturation of tightly bound keratinocytes transiting passively from the basal to the corneal layer of the skin.

(Keratinization Induction, NCI Thesaurus)

Keratinization Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, activities involved in proliferation and maturation of tightly bound keratinocytes transiting passively from the basal to the corneal layer of the skin.

(Keratinization Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)