Theodolite vs. Transit — What's the Difference?

A theodolite is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land surveying, but they are also used extensively for building and infrastructure construction, and some specialized applications such as meteorology and rocket launching.It consists of a moveable telescope mounted so it can rotate around horizontal and vertical axes and provide angular readouts.

The carrying of people or things from one place to another

An optical instrument consisting of a small mounted telescope rotatable in horizontal and vertical planes, used to measure angles in surveying.

The action of passing through or across a place

A surveying instrument, consisting of a small mounted telescope, used to measure horizontal and vertical angles.

Pass across or through (an area)

An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying, for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also usually of vertical angles. It is variously constructed.

The act of passing over, across, or through; passage.

A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod

Conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a local public transportation system.

The system or vehicles used for such conveyance.

A transition or change, as to a spiritual existence at death.

The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian.

The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body.

A surveying instrument similar to a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

To pass over, across, or through

(Astronomy) To make a transit across (a celestial body as perceived by an observer), as a planet passing between the sun and Earth.

To revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction.

To make a transit.

The act of passing over, across, or through something.

The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.

(astronomy) The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.

A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.

(navigation) An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.

(British) A Ford Transit van, see Transit.

(North America) Public transport system.

To pass over, across or through something.

To convey people or goods from one place to another, especially by public transport vehicles.

To revolve an instrument about its horizontal axis so as to reverse its direction.

To make a transit.

(Internet) To carry communications traffic to and from a customer or another network on a compensation basis as opposed to peerage in which the traffic to and from another network is carried on an equivalency basis or without charge.

The act of passing; passage through or over.

The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the transit of goods through a country.

A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the Nicaragua transit.

The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a place, or through the field of a telescope.

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

To pass over the disk of (a heavenly body).

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;

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;