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    transient
    /ˈtranzɪənt/

    adjective

    • 1. lasting only for a short time; impermanent: "a transient cold spell"

    noun

    • 1. a person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only.
    • 2. a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transientTransient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TRANSIENT is passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory. How to use transient in a sentence. How should you use transient? Synonym Discussion of Transient.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TRANSIENT definition: 1. lasting for only a short time; temporary: 2. someone who lives only temporarily in a place: 3…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › transientTRANSIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Transient definition: not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.. See examples of TRANSIENT used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TRANSIENT meaning: 1. lasting for only a short time; temporary: 2. someone who lives only temporarily in a place: 3…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. for a short time only; temporary or transitory. 2. philosophy a variant of transeunt. noun. 3. a transient person or thing. 4. physics. a brief change in the state of a system, such as a sudden short-lived oscillation in the current flowing through a circuit. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transientTransient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the adjective transient to describe something that always changes or moves around. If your older brother is constantly moving from city to city, you can say he's transient.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › transientTransient - definition of transient by The Free Dictionary

    1. for a short time only; temporary or transitory. 2. (Philosophy) philosophy a variant of transeunt. n. 3. a transient person or thing. 4. (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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › transient_1transient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of transient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRANSIENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    TRANSIENT definition: 1. lasting only for a short time: 2. staying in one place only for a short time 3. someone who has…. Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › transientTransient Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again. Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (2) Synonyms: fugacious. short-lived. passing. transitory. ephemeral. transeunt. volatile. traveler.