English
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Etymology
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From stem of Latin transiens, present participle of transire (“to go over, to pass”)
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key):
/ˈtɹæn.zi.ənt/
- Audio (US)
Adjective
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transient (comparative more transient, superlative most transient)
Synonyms
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-
(
passing
)
:
passingtransitorytemporary
-
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brief
)
:
briefephemeralfleetingflightyfugacious
Antonyms
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-
(
passing
)
:
permanent
-
(
brief
)
:
permanentinveterate
-
(
mathematics
)
:
recurrent
-
(
philosophy
)
:
immanent
Derived terms
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Translations
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Decaying with time, especially exponentially
- Danish: flyktig
- German: kurzlebig(de)flüchtig(de)zerfallend(de)
- Greek: εφήμερος(el)
m
(
efímeros
)
- Japanese: 過渡(ja)
(
kato
)
mathematics: having positive probability of being left
- German: transient(de)
- Hebrew: חולף
(
choléf
)
passing through; passing from one person to another
- Bulgarian: преходен(bg)
(
prehoden
)
- German: Durchgangs-
(
prefix
)
, durchlaufend(de)Ausgleichs-
(
prefix
)
, mobil(de)
- Japanese: 過渡(ja)
(
kato
)
operating beyond itself; having an external effect
- Greek: ενυπάρχων
m
(
enypárchon
)
- Japanese: 精神の外部
Noun
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transient (plural transients)
- Something that is transient.
-
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physics
)
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
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acoustics
)
A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
- A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 3
- Then, within the space of a few months, there were more transients than there were locals, and the imbalance seemed morally wrong.
- 1996, Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster, Virago Press, paperback edition, page 3
- A homeless person.
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programming
,
historical
)
A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
- 1978, Computerworld (volume 12, number 25, page 26)
- The overhead in loading transients is a big time-waster.
- 1990, Gary A. Stotts, DOS/VSE: Introduction to the Operating System (page 102)
- These areas function to single thread supervisor routines that are loaded as needed. The Logical Transient Area (LTA) processes $$B transients.
- 1978, Computerworld (volume 12, number 25, page 26)
Synonyms
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-
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traveller
)
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itinerant, migrant, traveller
-
(
homeless person
)
:
homeless
Translations
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something transient
- Bulgarian: преход(bg)
m
(
prehod
)
- Danish: overgang
c
- German: Übergang(de)
m
- Japanese: 一時的なもの
(
ichijitekina mono
)
physics
- Bulgarian: транзиента
f
(
tranzienta
)
- German: Transiente
f
- Italian: transiente(it)
- Japanese: 過渡現象
(
kato genshō
)
acoustics
- German: Einschwingungsvorgang
m
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