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Definitions of 'transient'  

1. (noun) transient
one who stays for only a short time
"transient laborers"

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

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

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


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