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单词 transit circle
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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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