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transient transient definition

transient


 
  Grep  of  noun  transient 
  transient 
  transient  global  amnesia 
  transient  ischemic  attack 
 
  Overview  of  noun  transient 
 
  The  noun  transient  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  transient  --  (one  who  stays  for  only  a  short  time;  "transient  laborers") 
  2.  transient  --  ((physics)  a  short-lived  oscillation  in  a  system  caused  by  a  sudden  change  of  voltage  or  current  or  load) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  transient 
 
  The  adj  transient  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  transeunt,  transient  --  ((philosophy)  of  a  mental  act  causing  effects  outside  the  mind) 
  2.  ephemeral,  passing,  short-lived,  transient,  transitory,  fugacious  --  (enduring  a  very  short  time;  "the  ephemeral  joys  of  childhood";  "a  passing  fancy";  "youth's  transient  beauty";  "love  is  transitory  but  at  is  eternal";  "fugacious  blossoms") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  transient 
 
  2  senses  of  transient 
 
  Sense  1 
  transeunt  (vs.  immanent),  transient 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  ephemeral,  passing,  short-lived,  transient,  transitory,  fugacious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  impermanent)  ->  permanent,  lasting 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  transient 
 
  2  senses  of  transient 
 
  Sense  1 
  transeunt  (vs.  immanent),  transient 
 
  Sense  2 
  ephemeral,  passing,  short-lived,  transient,  transitory,  fugacious 
  =>  impermanent  (vs.  permanent),  temporary 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  transient 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  transient 
 
  transient  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  transient 
  transient 
 
  Overview  of  noun  transient 
 
  The  noun  transient  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  transient  --  (one  who  stays  for  only  a  short  time;  "transient  laborers") 
  2.  transient  --  ((physics)  a  short-lived  oscillation  in  a  system  caused  by  a  sudden  change  of  voltage  or  current  or  load) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  transient 
 
  The  adj  transient  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  transeunt,  transient  --  ((philosophy)  of  a  mental  act  causing  effects  outside  the  mind) 
  2.  ephemeral,  passing,  short-lived,  transient,  transitory,  fugacious  --  (enduring  a  very  short  time;  "the  ephemeral  joys  of  childhood";  "a  passing  fancy";  "youth's  transient  beauty";  "love  is  transitory  but  at  is  eternal";  "fugacious  blossoms") 



transient definition