transit vs tachymeter

tachymeter vs transit

transit and tachymeter both are nouns.

transit is a verb but tachymeter is not a verb.

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

As nouns, tachymeter is a hyponym of transit; that is, tachymeter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transit:

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

Other hyponyms of transit include tacheometer.

transit (noun)	tachymeter (noun)
a journey usually by ship	a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
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)	tachymeter (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 tachymeter

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