transient.
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
Meaning & usage
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
a transient pleasure
Remaining for only a brief time.
a transient view of a landscape
a transient disease
Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
unsteady, [[nonsteady|non-]-steady-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.
Intermediate.
Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).
Something that is transient.
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
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.
A homeless person.
A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.
A homestay.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).
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