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- Dictionarytransient/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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TRANSIENT definition: 1. lasting for only a short time; temporary: 2. someone who lives only temporarily in a place: 3…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Transient definition: not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.. See examples of TRANSIENT used in a sentence.
lasting for only a short time; temporary: A glass of whiskey has only a transient warming effect. The city has a large transient population (= many people who are living in it only temporarily). Synonyms. brief (SHORT IN TIME) ephemeral. evanescent formal. fleeting. fugitive (TEMPORARY) formal. momentary. passing. short-lived. transitory formal.
adj. 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.
Definition of transient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
(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.
