Transient

//ˈtɹæn.ʃənt//

Definitions

1
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
a transient pleasure
2
Remaining for only a brief time.
a transient view of a landscape
Similar
brief ephemeral fleeting
3
Decaying with time, especially exponentially.

1
Something that is transient.
2
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
3
A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.

Word Origin

From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).

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//ˈtɹæn.ʃənt//

1
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
a transient pleasure
2
Remaining for only a brief time.
a transient view of a landscape
Similar
brief ephemeral fleeting
3
Decaying with time, especially exponentially.

1
Something that is transient.
2
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
3
A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.

Word Origin

From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).

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