Transient Definition & Meaning
transient
- adjective
- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
- lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
- noun
- one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
- (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
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- What does transient mean?
- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers" (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
- What part of speech is transient?
- Transient is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does transient have?
- Transient has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).