Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tran-sit, -zit]
- /ˈtræn sɪt, -zɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tran-sit, -zit]
- /ˈtræn sɪt, -zɪt/
Definitions of transiting word
- noun transiting the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another. 1
- noun transiting conveyance or transportation from one place to another, as of persons or goods, especially, local public transportation: city transit. Compare mass transit. 1
- noun transiting a transition or change. 1
- noun transiting Astronomy. the passage of a heavenly body across the meridian of a given location or through the field of a telescope. the passage of Mercury or Venus across the disk of the sun, or of a satellite or its shadow across the face of its primary. meridian circle. 1
- noun transiting Astrology. the passage of a planet in aspect to another planet or a specific point in a horoscope. 1
- noun transiting Surveying. Also called transit instrument. an instrument, as a theodolite, having a telescope that can be transited, used for measuring horizontal and sometimes vertical angles. a repeating transit theodolite. 1
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Origin of transiting
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (noun and v.) < Latin trānsitus a going across, passage, equivalent to trānsi-, variant stem of trānsīre to cross (trāns- trans- + -īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Transiting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transiting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
transiting usage trend in Literature
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