Lexic.us

Definition of Transient

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

2. Adjective. Of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind.

3. Noun. (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load.

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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