"transit instrument" meaning in All languages combined

See transit instrument on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: transit instruments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transit instrument (plural transit instruments)
  1. An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
    Sense id: en-transit_instrument-en-noun-cItfaGem Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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