Definition of Transient

1. Noun. One who stays for only a short time. "Transient laborers"

Generic synonyms: Traveler, Traveller

2. Adjective. Of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind.
Exact synonyms: Transeunt
Category relationships: Philosophy
Antonyms: Immanent

3. Noun. (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Oscillation, Vibration

4. Adjective. Lasting a very short time. "Fugacious blossoms"

Definition of Transient

1. a. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure.

2. n. That which remains but for a brief time.

Definition of Transient

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Transient

1. 1. Short-lived; passing; not permanent; said of a disease or an attack. 2. A short-lived cardiac sound having little duration (less than 0.12 second) as distinct from a murmur; e.g., first, second, third, and fourth heart sounds, clicks, and opening snaps. Origin: L. Transeo, pres. P. Transiens, to cross over (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transient

tranship
transhipped
transhipping
tranships
transhistorical
transhumance
transhumances
transhumant
transhumants
transhydrogenase
transience
transiences
transiencies
transiency
transient (current term)
transient (current term)
transiently
transients
transients and migrants
transient acantholytic dermatosis
transient agammaglobulinaemia
transient albuminuria
transient global amnesia
transient global amnesia
transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy
transient ischaemic attack
transient ischemic attack
transient ischemic attack
transient retinopathy
transiliac

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