transient transient

adj

of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind  ( transeunt, transient )
of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

noun

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

one who stays for only a short time  ( transient )
one who stays for only a short time
 transient laborers
transient laborers

adj

lasting a very short time  ( fugacious, transient, transitory, ephemeral, passing, short-lived )
lasting a very short time
 the ephemeral joys of childhood
the ephemeral joys of childhood
 a passing fancy
a passing fancy
 youth's transient beauty
youth's transient beauty
 love is transitory but it is eternal
love is transitory but it is eternal
 fugacious blossoms
fugacious blossoms