Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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transit | Yes | No | Yes | No |
transition | Yes | No | Yes | No |
transit (noun) | transition (noun) |
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a journey usually by ship | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod | a passage that connects a topic to one that follows |
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods | a musical passage moving from one key to another |
an event that results in a transformation | |
a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another |
transit (verb) | transition (verb) |
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make a passage or journey from one place to another | make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) |
cause or enable to pass through | cause to convert or undergo a transition |
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) |