English to English
transient
('tr/&/n/S//@/nt
)
adjective (a)
- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- one who stays for only a short time(noun.person)Example:
Transient laborers.
source: wordnet30 - (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- That which remains but for a brief time.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- lasting a very short time(adj.all)Example:
Youth's transient beauty.
source: wordnet30
Advertisement
