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| tran·sient [ tránshənt, tránənt, tránzee ənt ] |
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1. short in duration: lasting for only a short time and quickly coming to an end, disappearing, or changing
  a transient emotion
transient sunlight on an otherwise cloudy day
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2. not permanently settled in place: staying in a place for only a short period of time
transient workers
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3. philosophy
Same as transeunt
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noun (plural tran·sients) |
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1. somebody staying briefly: somebody who stays in a place only briefly, e.g. a migrant laborer or hotel guest
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2. electrical engineering brief disturbance in electrical circuit: an oscillation or brief disturbance in a system, e.g. a sudden pulse of current or voltage in an electrical circuit
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| [Late 16th century. Alteration of Latin transiens (stem transeunt-), present participle of transire "pass away, go across" < ire "go"] |
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| tran·sience noun |
| tran·sien·cy noun |
| tran·sient·ly adverb |
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