transient

[ tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt ]

/ ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /

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adjective

not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.

lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority.

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.

Origin of transient

1590–1600; from Latin transi(ēns) (nominative singular), present participle of transīre “to pass by,” literally, “go across” + -ent; see transeunt

SYNONYMS FOR transient

2 fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, evanescent.

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ANTONYMS FOR transient

2 permanent.

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synonym study for transient

2. See temporary.

OTHER WORDS FROM transient

tran·sient·ly, adverbtran·sient·ness, nounnon·tran·sient, adjectivenon·tran·sient·ly, adverb

non·tran·sient·ness, nounun·tran·sient, adjectiveun·tran·sient·ly, adverbun·tran·sient·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for transient

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, adverbtransience or transiency, noun

Word Origin for transient

C17: from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over, from trans- + īre to go

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单词	transient
释义	transient [ tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt ] / ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR transient ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority. 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. Origin of transient 1590–1600; from Latin transi(ēns) (nominative singular), present participle of transīre “to pass by,” literally, “go across” + -ent; see transeunt SYNONYMS FOR transient 2 fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, evanescent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR transient ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR transient 2 permanent. SEE ANTONYMS FOR transient ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for transient 2. See temporary. OTHER WORDS FROM transient tran·sient·ly, adverbtran·sient·ness, nounnon·tran·sient, adjectivenon·tran·sient·ly, adverb non·tran·sient·ness, nounun·tran·sient, adjectiveun·tran·sient·ly, adverbun·tran·sient·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for transient 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, adverbtransience or transiency, noun Word Origin for transient C17: from Latin transiēns going over, from transīre to pass over, from trans- + īre to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to transient ephemeral, fleeting, transitory, short-term, flash, temporal, flying, brief, fugitive, short, volatile, passing, fly-by-night, changeable, evanescent, flitting, impermanent, insubstantial, momentary, moving
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transient

adjective

noun

Origin of transient

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synonym study for transient

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adjective

noun

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