transit
Definitions
Noun
- A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
- A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- A journey usually by ship
Verb
- Make a passage or journey from one place to another
- Pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
- Revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
- Cause or enable to pass through
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "transit".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transition | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | transit | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | transitional | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | transitions | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | transited | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | transiting | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | transitioning | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | transitory | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | transits | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "transit".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | templet | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | tlingit | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | tourniquet | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | triplett | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "transit".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | transition | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | transcript | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | transmit | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | transient | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | trait | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | transact | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | transmits | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | transistor | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | transients | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | transits | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | transited | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | trant | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | trans | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | trani | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | transitory | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | transiting | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | transtar | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | transkei | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | transfix | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | transect | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "transit" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "transit" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "transit" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "transit".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 9
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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