1. transient - noun
· one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
Hypernym(s): traveler, traveller
2. transient - noun
· (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
Hypernym(s): oscillation, vibration
3. transient - adjective
· of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
Synonym(s): transeunt
4. transient - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transitory, fugacious
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