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transient
English
Etymology
From stem of Latin transiens, present participle of transire (“to go over, to pass”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?æn.zi.?nt/
Adjective
transient (comparative more transient, superlative most transient)
- Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
- a transient pleasure
- Remaining for only a brief time.
- a transient view of a landscape
- a transient disease
- (physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
- Occasional; isolated; one-off
- Passing through; passing from one person to another.
- (music) Intermediate.
- (philosophy) Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
Synonyms
- (passing): passing, transitory, temporary
- (brief): brief, ephemeral, fleeting, flighty, fugacious
Antonyms
- (passing): permanent
- (brief): permanent, inveterate
- (mathematics): recurrent
- (philosophy): immanent
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
transient (plural transients)
- Something that is transient.
- (physics) A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (traveller): itinerant, migrant, traveller
- (homeless person): homeless
Translations
Anagrams
- instanter, intranets
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momentary
English
Etymology
From Late Latin m?ment?rius (“of brief duration”), from m?mentum (“a short time, an instant”). Synchronically analyzable as moment +? -ary.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo?m?n?t??i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??m?nt(?)?i/
- Hyphenation: mo?men?ta?ry
Adjective
momentary (comparative more momentary, superlative most momentary)
- Lasting for only a moment.
- Happening at every moment; perpetual.
- Ephemeral or relatively short-lived.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ephemeral
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- manometry
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