Definition of transit circle in English:

transit circle

(also transit instrument)

noun

another term for meridian circle
Example sentencesExamples
- He is particularly famous in this area for his brilliant ideas on improving the design of a transit instrument.
- In astronomy he installed the first transit instrument in the Paris Observatory.
- His greatest achievement was the 8-inch transit circle that he designed in the years 1840-1848.
- They perfected not only the old transit instruments, but devised many new ones for various purposes.
- At the Greenwich Royal Observatory Halley used the first transit instrument and devised a method for determining longitude at sea by means of lunar observations.

Definition of transit circle in US English:

transit circle

(also transit instrument)

nounˈtranzət ˈsərkəl

another term for meridian circle
Example sentencesExamples
- His greatest achievement was the 8-inch transit circle that he designed in the years 1840-1848.
- At the Greenwich Royal Observatory Halley used the first transit instrument and devised a method for determining longitude at sea by means of lunar observations.
- In astronomy he installed the first transit instrument in the Paris Observatory.
- He is particularly famous in this area for his brilliant ideas on improving the design of a transit instrument.
- They perfected not only the old transit instruments, but devised many new ones for various purposes.

单词	transit circle
释义	Definition of transit circle in English: transit circle (also transit instrument) noun another term for meridian circle Example sentencesExamples He is particularly famous in this area for his brilliant ideas on improving the design of a transit instrument. In astronomy he installed the first transit instrument in the Paris Observatory. His greatest achievement was the 8-inch transit circle that he designed in the years 1840-1848. They perfected not only the old transit instruments, but devised many new ones for various purposes. At the Greenwich Royal Observatory Halley used the first transit instrument and devised a method for determining longitude at sea by means of lunar observations. Definition of transit circle in US English: transit circle (also transit instrument) nounˈtranzət ˈsərkəl another term for meridian circle Example sentencesExamples His greatest achievement was the 8-inch transit circle that he designed in the years 1840-1848. At the Greenwich Royal Observatory Halley used the first transit instrument and devised a method for determining longitude at sea by means of lunar observations. In astronomy he installed the first transit instrument in the Paris Observatory. He is particularly famous in this area for his brilliant ideas on improving the design of a transit instrument. They perfected not only the old transit instruments, but devised many new ones for various purposes.
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