Transient Definition
trănzē-ənt, -zhənt, -shənt
transients
adjective
Passing away with time; not permanent; temporary; transitory.
Webster's New World
Passing quickly or soon; fleeting; ephemeral.
Webster's New World
Staying only for a short time.
The transient population at resorts.
Webster's New World
Decaying with time, especially as a simple exponential function of time.
American Heritage
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
transients
One that is transient, especially a hotel guest or boarder who stays for only a brief time.
American Heritage
A transient person or thing.
Transients at a hotel.
Webster's New World
A temporary component of a current, resulting from a voltage surge, a change from one steady-state condition to another, etc.
Webster's New World
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Transient
Noun
Singular:
transient
Plural:
transientsOrigin of Transient
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Alteration of Latin trānsiēns trānseunt- present participle of trānsīre to go over trāns- over trans– īre to go ei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From stem of Latin transiens, present participle of transire (“to go over, to pass")
From Wiktionary
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