Transit instrument
Transit instrument noun - A telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian.
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Telescope and transit instrument are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telescope" instead a noun phrase "Transit instrument".
Telescope
Telescope noun - A magnifier of images of distant objects.
Transit instrument and telescope are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Transit instrument" with "Telescope", this terms are similar.
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Telescope and Transit instrument. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/transit_instrument/telescope
Transit instrument & Telescope. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/transit_instrument/telescope>.
Telescope or Transit instrument. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/transit_instrument/telescope.
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