Meaning

7 senses
  1. Something that is transient.

  2. A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.

    Transiente

  3. A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform that occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.

    Einschwingungsvorgang

  4. A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker.

    Reisende, Reisender, Durchreisende

    one who stays for only a short time

  5. A homeless person.

    Obdachlose, Obdachloser

  6. A module that generally remains in memory only for a short time.

  7. (Philippines)A homestay.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Love is transient.

    ruЛюбовь преходяща. — marafon

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  2. My mother's bad mood is transient.

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  3. Everything is transient and therefore sorrowful.

    deAlles ist vergänglich und deshalb leidvoll. — Esperantostern

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  4. The life of a person is a transient thing.

  5. Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, opportunity transient.

    deDie Kunst ist lang, das Leben kurz, das Urteil schwierig, die Gelegenheit flüchtig. — Objectivesea

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Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 5
something transient:
physics:
acoustics:
traveller:
homeless:

Origin

From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present particip

From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).

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