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transient Definition

tran·sient (tran′s̸hənt, -sē ənt; -z̸hənt, -zē ənt)

adjective

    1. passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory
    2. passing quickly or soon; fleeting; ephemeral
  2. ☆ staying only for a short time the transient population at resorts

Etymology: L transiens, prp. of transire: see transit

noun

  1. ☆ a transient person or thing transients at a hotel
  2. Elec. a temporary component of a current, resulting from a voltage surge, a change from one steady-state condition to another, etc.

transient Related Forms

tran′·sience noun or tran′·sien·cy tran′·sient·ly adverb

transient Synonyms

transient

modif.

  1. Temporary

    provisional, ephemeral, transitory, momentary, evanescent, fleeting; see also temporary.

  2. In motion

    migrating, emigrating, vacating; see moving 2.

transient applies to that which lasts or stays but a short time a transient guest, feeling, etc.; transitory refers to that which by its very nature must sooner or later pass or end life is transitory; ephemeral literally means existing only one day and, by extension, applies to that which is markedly short-lived ephemeral glory; momentary implies duration for a moment or an extremely short time a momentary lull in the conversation; evanescent applies to that which appears momentarily and fades quickly away an evanescent image of the scene revealed by lightning; fleeting suggests the swift passing movement of a thing that cannot be caught or held a fleeting thought

transient Synonyms

transient

n.

guest, tourist, traveler, overnight boarder, visitor, migrant worker, migrant.

transient Usage Examples

Preposition: in

nature: The few sculptural or memorial schemes have been deliberately transient in nature.

Adjective modifier

  • fluid: Fluid transients - maximum forces in steam lines, liquid filled networks.
  • fast: Fast x-ray transients will be a particular target for LOBSTER observations.
  • high: Rise and fall times are strictly controlled to reduce high voltage transients which could damage the laser diode.

Modifies a noun

  • amnesia: References: Focal retrograde amnesia in a patient with transient epileptic amnesia.
  • transfection: The vector production process is at the 40 liter scale by transient transfection.
  • ischaemia: Recurrent partial seizures are often misdiagnosed as transient cerebral ischaemia if the stereotypical nature of the epileptic symptoms is not recognized.
  • suppressor: I'm sure the Furse transient suppressors are good.
  • attack: Transient ischaemic attacks may also lead to abrupt brief loss of consciousness.
  • propagation: Swaffield J.A. , and Campbell D.P. ` The simulation of air pressure transient propagation in building drainage and vent systems ' .

Modifying Another Word

  • usually: Mild side effects, which are usually transient, may occur initially.
  • generally: The consequences of this treatment are generally transient discomfort for the patient, along with strengthening of their oculomotor system.
  • highly: The overall number of these children is highly transient, since they are in and out of their homes, institutions and the street.
  • often: The love is often transient, whilst the self-pity is more lasting.
  • too: The lesson of that is that science is too transient a thing for the church to base its theology around it.
  • very: It's a very transient zone with most people just here for a short holiday.

Noun used with modifier

  • calcium: Hence we can characterize populations of lymphocytes according to their pattern of calcium transients.
  • X-ray: All hard X-ray transients will be distributed to the world community through the Internet, just like the bursts.
  • voltage: Rise and fall times are strictly controlled to reduce high voltage transients which could damage the laser diode.
  • pressure: Positive air pressure transients represent the final source of trap seal loss and contamination of building space by odors from the drainage network.