Meaning & Definition of Transient in English
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Transient
/trænʒənt/
noun
1. One who stays for only a short time
- "Transient laborers"
synonym:
- transient
2. (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
synonym:
- transient
adjective
1. Of a mental act
- Causing effects outside the mind
synonym:
- transeunt,
- transient
2. Lasting a very short time
- "The ephemeral joys of childhood"
- "A passing fancy"
- "Youth's transient beauty"
- "Love is transitory but it is eternal"
- "Fugacious blossoms"
synonym:
- ephemeral,
- passing,
- short-lived,
- transient,
- transitory,
- fugacious