1. (

• transient

) one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers" ;

2. (

• transient

) (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load ;

1. (

• transeunt ,
• transient

) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind ;

2. (

• ephemeral ,
• passing ,
• short-lived ,
• transient ,
• transitory ,
• fugacious

) lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" ;