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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.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- staying 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
/ ˈٰæԳɪəԳ /
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
- ˈٰԲԳ, noun
- ˈٰԲԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٰsԳ· adverb
- ٰsԳ·Ա noun
- ԴDz·ٰsԳ adjective
- non·ٰsԳ· adverb
- non·ٰsԳ·Ա noun
- ܲ·ٰsԳ adjective
- un·ٰsԳ· adverb
- un·ٰsԳ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of transient1
Word History and Origins
Origin of transient1
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Example Sentences
In this town, actors often stay at hotels for transient periods of time.
This is a much taller order in places like Los Angeles and San Francisco, where the transient, ephemeral nature of the city makes it harder for memory to persist.
She said the satellites and aerial surveys that created Bedmap3 will allow researchers to better estimate how thick the ice is, particularly in transient zones where the grounded ice changes to a floating ice shelf.
Officials are searched for a transient man suspected of stabbing an Orange County sheriff’s deputy while she was conducting routine homeless outreach in San Clemente on Tuesday afternoon.
The hospitality industry is often considered a transient business with people working a season before moving on.
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