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transient

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

adjective

  1. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
  2. lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary:

    transient authority.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  3. staying only a short time:

    the transient guests at a hotel.

  4. Philosophy. transeunt.


noun

  1. a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
  2. Mathematics.
    1. a function that tends to zero as the independent variable tends to infinity.
    2. a solution, especially of a differential equation, having this property.
  3. Physics.
    1. a nonperiodic signal of short duration.
    2. a decaying signal, wave, or oscillation.
  4. Electricity. a sudden pulse of voltage or current.

transient

/ ˈٰæԳɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. for a short time only; temporary or transitory
  2. philosophy a variant of transeunt
“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

noun

  1. a transient person or thing
  2. 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 — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰԲԳ, noun
  • ˈٰԲԳٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ 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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of transient1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin ٰԲŧԲ “going across,” present participle of ٰԲī “to go across, pass over”; transit
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of transient1

C17: from Latin ٰԲŧԲ going over, from ٰԲī to pass over, from trans- + ī to go
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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.

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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.

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The hospitality industry is often considered a transient business with people working a season before moving on.

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And the whole film is sort of about the transient nature of being an immigrant, about life on the road.

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Civilizations are inevitably transient — rising, expanding, collapsing, disappearing.

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