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    transient - Dictionary definition and meaning for word transient

    Definition
    (noun) one who stays for only a short time
    Example Sentence
    • transient laborers
    Definition
    (noun) (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load Definition
    (adj) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
    Synonyms : transeunt
    Definition
    (adj) lasting a very short time
    Example Sentence
    • the ephemeral joys of childhood
    • a passing fancy
    • youth's transient beauty
    • love is transitory but it is eternal
    • fugacious blossoms
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for transient

remember transient light and transient current.... that we studied in physics.....which produce an effect for a very short time...

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ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin transient- ‘going across,’ from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across’ + ire ‘go.’

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in transit:i.e. have to stay for some time,temporary stay

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TRANSIENT which means unstable or momentary is the opposite of CONSTANT which refers to stability, something stable.

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Transient means 'passing over' or 'crossing over'. So, any thing passing over or crossing over will be available for short period of time and hence will be "short lived".

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Forest-Hobos (half ent-half human) in trance (trans) moving from city to city like zombies ready to eat your head.

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