transient

  • 21transient — [[t]træ̱nziənt, AM nʃənt[/t]] transients 1) ADJ GRADED Transient is used to describe a situation that lasts only a short time or is constantly changing. [FORMAL] ...the transient nature of high fashion... In most cases, pain is transient. Syn:… …

    English dictionary

  • 22transient — tran•sient [[t]ˈtræn ʃənt, ʒənt, zi ənt[/t]] adj. 1) not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory 2) lasting only a short time; existing briefly; temporary: transient authority[/ex] 3) staying only a short time: transient guests at a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23transient — 1. транзитные пассажиры 2. переходный transient behavior переходный режим turn on transient переходный процесс при включении turn off transient переходный процесс при выключении …

    English-Russian travelling dictionary

  • 24transient — adj. & n. adj. 1 of short duration; momentary; passing; impermanent (life is transient; of transient interest). 2 Mus. serving only to connect; inessential (a transient chord). n. 1 a temporary visitor, worker, etc. 2 Electr. a brief current etc …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25transient — 1. adjective a) Passing or disappearing with time; transitory. b) Remaining for only a brief time. Ant: recurrent 2. noun …

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  • 26transient — [ transɪənt, trα:ns , nz ] adjective 1》 lasting only for a short time. 2》 staying or working in a place for a short time only. noun 1》 a transient person. 2》 a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency. Derivatives transience noun …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27transient — 1 adjective formal 1 continuing only for a short time; transitory: transient fashions 2 passing quickly through a place or staying there for only a short time: a transient population of gold prospectors transience, transiency noun (U) 2 noun (C)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28transient — 1. Short lived; passing; not permanent; said of a disease or an attack. 2. A short lived cardiac sound having little duration (less than 0.12 s) as distinct from a murmur; e.g., first, second, third, and fourth heart sounds, clicks, and opening… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29transient — See transitory, transient …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 30transient — Synonyms and related words: able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, adventurer, alpinist, alterable, alterative, arising, astronaut, board and roomer, boarder, brief, brittle, camper, capricious, changeable, checkered, circumforaneous, climber,… …

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