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transient
[tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt]
adjective
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary.
transient authority.
Antonyms: permanentstaying only a short time.
the transient guests at a hotel.
Philosophy., transeunt.
noun
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
Mathematics.
a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity.
a solution, especially of a differential equation, having this property.
Physics.
a nonperiodic signal of short duration.
a decaying signal, wave, or oscillation.
Electricity., a sudden pulse of voltage or current.
transient
/ ˈtrænzɪənt /
adjective
for a short time only; temporary or transitory
philosophy a variant of transeunt
noun
a transient person or thing
physics a brief change in the state of a system, such as a sudden short-lived oscillation in the current flowing through a circuit
Other Word Forms
- transience noun
- transiently adverb
- transientness noun
- nontransient adjective
- nontransiently adverb
- nontransientness noun
- untransient adjective
- untransiently adverb
- untransientness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of transient1
Word History and Origins
Origin of transient1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"She is really transient in the way she is sleeping rough and doesn't seem like she is accessing support from anybody at the minute."
As Salon previously reported, the temporary conditions, transient and anonymous nature of the festival make it difficult for police to do their work.
Quinones, a local resident, called the Sheriff’s Office again and was told the woman was a “transient” and that he should leave her alone, the outlet reported.
But with so many players being loaned out to other clubs, the transient nature of such arrangements also risks diluting the identity of teams.
Moreover, the “transient nature” of the festival, Allen said, will be a challenge throughout the investigation.
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