tacheometer vs transit

transit vs tacheometer

tacheometer and transit both are nouns.

tacheometer is not a verb while transit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tacheometer	Yes	No	No	No
transit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, transit is a hypernym of tacheometer; that is, transit is a word with a broader meaning than tacheometer:

tacheometer: a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
transit: a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Other hypernyms of tacheometer include theodolite.

tacheometer (noun)	transit (noun)
a theodolite designed for rapid measurements	a journey usually by ship
	a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

tacheometer (verb)	transit (verb)
	make a passage or journey from one place to another
	cause or enable to pass through
	revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
	pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

Difference between tacheometer and transit

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