transient English

Meaning transient meaning

What does transient mean?

transient

— noun (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

— noun one who stays for only a short time transient laborers

— adjective (= transeunt) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

— adjective (= ephemeral, passing, transitory, fugacious) 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

Synonyms transient synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as transient?

transient English » English

transitory

ephemeral

temporary

impermanent

fleeting

short-lived

passing

evanescent

momentary

fugacious

frail

perishable

temporal

transitional

provisional

fragile

brief

vain

transitive

transeunt

quick-fading

momentarily

interim

inconstant

volatile

very changeable

unstable

unabiding

transition

transient state

tactical

shortlived

short-term

short-run

short-dated

short

seasonal

reversal pattern

pulse

provisory

oscillation

of short duration

occasional

non-eternal

mortal

momentany

moment

miserable

migratory

migrant

Topics transient topics

What do people use transient to talk about?

States Time Take time

Temporary

• What words indicate that something will only last for some time and then end?
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