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transit vs journeying

journeying vs transit

transit and journeying both are nouns.

transit is a verb but journeying is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transit Yes No Yes No
journeying Yes No No No
As nouns, journeying is a hypernym of transit; that is, journeying is a word with a broader meaning than transit:
  • transit: a journey usually by ship
  • journeying: the act of traveling from one place to another
Other hypernyms of transit include journey.
transit (noun) journeying (noun)
a journey usually by ship the act of traveling from one place to another
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
transit (verb) journeying (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 transit and journeying

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