telpherage vs transit

transit vs telpherage

telpherage and transit both are nouns.

telpherage is not a verb while transit is a verb.

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

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

telpherage: a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
transit: a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods

Other hypernyms of telpherage include transportation, transportation system.

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

telpherage (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 telpherage and transit

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