| transient | | |
| n. (person) | 1. transient | one who stays for only a short time.; "transient laborers" |
| ~ traveler, traveller | a person who changes location. |
| n. (event) | 2. transient | (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load. |
| ~ natural 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. | 3. transeunt, transient | of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind. |
| ~ philosophy | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics. |
| adj. | 4. ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory | 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"; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
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