transient
[ tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt ]
/ ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /
adjective
noun
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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
Derived forms of transient
transiently, adverb transience or transiency, nounWord Origin for transient
C17: from Latin
transiēns going over, from
transīre to pass over, from
trans- +
īre to go