Word: Transient
How to pronounce: ˈtrænzɪənt
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Lasting only for a short time; impermanent.
Example sentences: "A transient cold spell"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time.
Example sentences: "The law had been applied to hotels and motels to collect a tax from transients, vacationers, and travelers, who stay overnight in Alabama."
2. A momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.
Example sentences: "The AA300 Series integrated load center lets users tailor protection against harmful voltage transients."
Synonyms:
fleeting
momentary
evanescent
fugacious
ephemeral
shortlived
deciduous
temporary
transition process
transient phenomenon
temporal
nonstationary
nonsteady
transition regime
unsteady
passing
fulminant
fugitive
brief
impermanent
flighty
Antonyms:
permanent
persistent
Derivations:
transitory
transitive
transitional
transition
transiency
transience
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Transient in Other Languages...
Spanish: Transitorio
German: Transient
French: Transitoire
Italian: Transitorio
Turkish: Geçici
