Meaning Of The Word Transit instrument

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What's The Definition Of Transit instrument?

transit instrument in American English
a telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal east-west axis so that it can be rotated only in the vertical plane of the meridian at its site: used to observe and time the transit of celestial bodies across the meridian
noun

transit instrument in British English
noun: an astronomical instrument, mounted on an E-W axis, in which the reticle of a telescope is always in the plane of the meridian. It is used to time the transit of a star, etc, across the meridian

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