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Transit circle
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Transit \Trans"it\, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over:
cf. F. transit. See Transient.]
1. The act of passing; passage through or over.
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In France you are now . . . in the transit from one
form of government to another. --Burke.
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2. The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the
transit of goods through a country.
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3. A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the
Nicaragua transit. --E. G. Squier.
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4. (Astron.)
(a) The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a
place, or through the field of a telescope.
(b) The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a
larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a
satellite or its shadow across the disk of its
primary.
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5. An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors
and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and
surveyor's transit.
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Note: The surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in
having the horizontal axis attached directly to the
telescope which is not mounted in Y's and can be turned
completely over about the axis.
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Lower transit (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body
across that part of the meridian which is below the polar
axis.

Surveyor's transit. See Transit, 5, above.

Transit circle (Astron.), a transit instrument with a
graduated circle attached, used for observing the time of
transit and the declination at one observation. See
Circle, n., 3.

Transit compass. See Transit, 5, above.

Transit duty, a duty paid on goods that pass through a
country.

Transit instrument. (Astron.)
(a) A telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal
axis, on which it revolves with its line of
collimation in the plane of the meridian, -- used in
connection with a clock for observing the time of
transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a
place.
(b) (Surv.) A surveyor's transit. See Transit, 5, above.


Transit trade (Com.), the business conected with the
passage of goods through a country to their destination.


Upper transit (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body
across that part of the meridian which is above the polar
axis.
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transit circle
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Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.
circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,
akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus,
Circum-.]
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1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its
circumference, every part of which is equally distant from
a point within it, called the center.
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2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a
ring.
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3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb
of which consists of an entire circle.
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Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is
called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope
on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a
meridian circle or transit circle; when involving
the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a
reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an
angle several times continuously along the graduated
limb, a repeating circle.
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4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
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It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
--Is. xi. 22.
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5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
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In the circle of this forest. --Shak.
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6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a
central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a
class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
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As his name gradually became known, the circle of
his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.
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7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
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8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
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Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.
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9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved
statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive
reasoning.
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That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,
that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body
descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches
nothing. --Glanvill.
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10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
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Has he given the lie,
In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.
Fletcher.
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11. A territorial division or district.
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Note:

The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were
those principalities or provinces which had seats in the
German Diet.
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Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth.

Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the
horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.

Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve
(Below).

Circle of declination. See under Declination.

Circle of latitude.
(a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane
of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.
(b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere
whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.

Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the
ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.

Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the
boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within
which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is
equal to the latitude of the place.

Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the
boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within
which the stars never rise.

Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the
sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes
through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a
small circle.

Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal.

Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one
containing the prominent and more expensive seats.

Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain
ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly
arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.

Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one
containing inexpensive seats.

Horary circles (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the
hours.

Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which
touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to
the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any
other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the
curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called
circle of curvature.

Pitch circle. See under Pitch.

Vertical circle, an azimuth circle.

Voltaic circuit or Voltaic circle. See under Circuit.


To square the circle. See under Square.

Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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transit circle
(gcide)
Transit \Trans"it\, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over:
cf. F. transit. See Transient.]
1. The act of passing; passage through or over.
[1913 Webster]

In France you are now . . . in the transit from one
form of government to another. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]

2. The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the
transit of goods through a country.
[1913 Webster]

3. A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the
Nicaragua transit. --E. G. Squier.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Astron.)
(a) The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a
place, or through the field of a telescope.
(b) The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a
larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a
satellite or its shadow across the disk of its
primary.
[1913 Webster]

5. An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors
and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and
surveyor's transit.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in
having the horizontal axis attached directly to the
telescope which is not mounted in Y's and can be turned
completely over about the axis.
[1913 Webster]

Lower transit (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body
across that part of the meridian which is below the polar
axis.

Surveyor's transit. See Transit, 5, above.

Transit circle (Astron.), a transit instrument with a
graduated circle attached, used for observing the time of
transit and the declination at one observation. See
Circle, n., 3.

Transit compass. See Transit, 5, above.

Transit duty, a duty paid on goods that pass through a
country.

Transit instrument. (Astron.)
(a) A telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal
axis, on which it revolves with its line of
collimation in the plane of the meridian, -- used in
connection with a clock for observing the time of
transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a
place.
(b) (Surv.) A surveyor's transit. See Transit, 5, above.


Transit trade (Com.), the business conected with the
passage of goods through a country to their destination.


Upper transit (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body
across that part of the meridian which is above the polar
axis.
[1913 Webster]Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.
circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,
akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. Circus,
Circum-.]
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1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its
circumference, every part of which is equally distant from
a point within it, called the center.
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2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a
ring.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb
of which consists of an entire circle.
[1913 Webster]

Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is
called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope
on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a
meridian circle or transit circle; when involving
the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a
reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an
angle several times continuously along the graduated
limb, a repeating circle.
[1913 Webster]

4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.
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It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.
--Is. xi. 22.
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5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.
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In the circle of this forest. --Shak.
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6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a
central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a
class or division of society; a coterie; a set.
[1913 Webster]

As his name gradually became known, the circle of
his acquaintance widened. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]

7. A circular group of persons; a ring.
[1913 Webster]

8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.
[1913 Webster]

Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved
statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive
reasoning.
[1913 Webster]

That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,
that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body
descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches
nothing. --Glanvill.
[1913 Webster]

10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]
[1913 Webster]

Has he given the lie,
In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.
Fletcher.
[1913 Webster]

11. A territorial division or district.
[1913 Webster]

Note:

The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire, ten in number, were
those principalities or provinces which had seats in the
German Diet.
[1913 Webster]

Azimuth circle. See under Azimuth.

Circle of altitude (Astron.), a circle parallel to the
horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.

Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve
(Below).

Circle of declination. See under Declination.

Circle of latitude.
(a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane
of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.
(b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere
whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.

Circles of longitude, lesser circles parallel to the
ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.

Circle of perpetual apparition, at any given place, the
boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within
which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is
equal to the latitude of the place.

Circle of perpetual occultation, at any given place, the
boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within
which the stars never rise.

Circle of the sphere, a circle upon the surface of the
sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes
through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a
small circle.

Diurnal circle. See under Diurnal.

Dress circle, a gallery in a theater, generally the one
containing the prominent and more expensive seats.

Druidical circles (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain
ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly
arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.

Family circle, a gallery in a theater, usually one
containing inexpensive seats.

Horary circles (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the
hours.

Osculating circle of a curve (Geom.), the circle which
touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to
the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any
other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the
curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called
circle of curvature.

Pitch circle. See under Pitch.

Vertical circle, an azimuth circle.

Voltaic circuit or Voltaic circle. See under Circuit.


To square the circle. See under Square.

Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.
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