transient
pronunciation
How to pronounce transient in British English:
UK [ˈtrænziənt]
How to pronounce transient in American English:
US [ˈtrænʃnt]
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- Noun:
- one who stays for only a short time
- (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
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- Adjective:
- of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
- enduring a very short time
Word Origin
- transient
- transient: [17] English adapted transient from trānsiēns, the present participle of Latin trānsīre ‘go over’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix trāns- ‘across, over’ and īre ‘go’ (source also of English coitus, exit, obituary, etc). Also from trānsīre come English trance [14], transit [15], transition [16], transitive [16], and transitory [14].=> coitus, exit, obituary, transit, transitory
- transient (adj.)
- c. 1600, "transitory, not durable," from Latin transientem (nominative transiens) "passing over or away," present participle of transire "cross over, go over, pass over, hasten over, pass away," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + ire "to go" (see ion). Meaning "passing through a place without staying" is from 1680s. The noun is first attested 1650s; specific sense of "transient guest or boarder" attested from 1857. Related: Transiently.
Example
- 1. Their turmoil may be transient .
- 2. They only provide transient solace .
- 3. A watchdog timer is a useful tool in helping your system recover from transient failures .
- 4. But many early researchers had considered this response transient , lasting only while the mother worked out .
- 5. Many of these sources of error are random and transient and can be eliminated by simply running the experiment longer .