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- Dictionarytran·sient/ˈtran(t)SHənt/
adjective
- 1. lasting only for a short time; impermanent: "a transient cold spell"
noun
- 1. a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time.
- 2. a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.
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The meaning of TRANSIENT is passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory. How to use transient in a sentence. How should you use transient? Synonym Discussion of Transient.
Transient definition: not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.. See examples of TRANSIENT used in a sentence.
TRANSIENT definition: 1. lasting for only a short time; temporary: 2. someone who lives only temporarily in a place: 3…. Learn more.
TRANSIENT meaning: 1. lasting for only a short time; temporary: 2. someone who lives only temporarily in a place: 3…. Learn more.
(ˈtrænzɪənt) adjective. 1. for a short time only; temporary or transitory. 2. philosophy a variant of transeunt. noun. 3. a transient person or thing. 4. physics. a brief change in the state of a system, such as a sudden short-lived oscillation in the current flowing through a circuit. Collins English Dictionary.
Use the adjective transient to describe something that always changes or moves around. If your older brother is constantly moving from city to city, you can say he's transient.
1. for a short time only; temporary or transitory. 2. (Philosophy) philosophy a variant of transeunt. n. 3. a transient person or thing. 4. (General Physics) physics a brief change in the state of a system, such as a sudden short-lived oscillation in the current flowing through a circuit.
Definition of transient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (2) Synonyms: fugacious. short-lived. passing. transitory. ephemeral. transeunt. volatile. traveler.
1. a. passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory. b. passing quickly or soon; fleeting; ephemeral. 2. US. staying only for a short time. the transient population at resorts.
