tran·si·ent (tr n z - nt, -zhnt, -shnt)adj. 1. Passing with time; transitory: "the transient beauty of youth" (Lydia M. Child). 2. Remaining in a place only a brief time: transient laborers. 3. Physics Decaying with time, especially as a simple exponential function of time. n. 1. One that is transient, especially a hotel guest or boarder who stays for only a brief time. 2. Physics A transient phenomenon or property, especially a transient electric current. [Alteration of Latin tr  nsins, trnseunt-, present participle of trns re, to go over : trns-, over; see trans- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]tran si·ent·ly adv. |
transient [ˈtrænzɪənt]
adj
1. for a short time only; temporary or transitory
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy a variant of transeunt
n
1. a transient person or thing
2. (Physics / 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
[from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over, from trans- + īre to go]
transiently adv
transience , transiency n
1. Personnel, ships, or craft stopping temporarily at a post, station, or port to which they are not assigned or attached, and having destination elsewhere.
2. An independent merchant ship calling at a port and sailing within 12 hours, and for which routing instructions to a further port have been promulgated.
3. An individual awaiting orders, transport, etc., at a post or station to which he or she is not attached or assigned.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  transient - one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers" |
| 2. |  transient - (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or loadnatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" oscillation, vibration - (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean | |
| Adj. | 1. |  transient - of a mental act; causing effects outside the mindphilosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
| 2. |  transient - 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"impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
transient
adjective brief, passing, short-term, temporary, short, flying, fleeting, short-lived, fugitive, momentary, ephemeral, transitory, evanescent, impermanent, here today and gone tomorrow, fugacious the transient nature of high fashion
lasting, long-term, permanent, constant, enduring, persistent, eternal, abiding, durable, perpetual, long-lasting, undying, imperishable
lasting, long-term, permanent, constant, enduring, persistent, eternal, abiding, durable, perpetual, long-lasting, undying, imperishable
Translations
transient [ˈtrænziənt] adj [feeling, pain] → passager/ère; [relationship, quality, nature] → éphémère
the transient nature of fashion
the transient nature of fashion
(SCIENCE) [state, behaviour] → transitoire
transient
adj
life → kurz; grief, joy, pleasure → kurzlebig, vergänglich, vorübergehend; interest → kurzlebig, flüchtig, vorübergehend; the transient nature of something → die Kurzlebigkeit von etw
(US) transient population → nichtansässiger or nicht ansässiger Teil der Bevölkerung eines Ortes
n (US) → Durchreisende(r) mf
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