Transient - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrænʃnt|  American pronunciation of the word transient
Brit.  |ˈtrænzɪənt|  British pronunciation of the word transient

noun

- one who stays for only a short time
transient laborers
- (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load

adjective

- lasting a very short time (syn: ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory)
youth's transient beauty

Extra examples

...had transient thoughts of suicide but never acted upon them...

The mountain lies between his residence and the main road, and occludes the expectation of transient visits.

Word forms

noun
singular: transient
plural: transients
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