Noun
- (n.) transient (one who stays for only a short time) "transient laborers"
- (n.) transient ((physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load)
Adjective
- (adj.) transeunt, transient (of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind)
- (adj.) 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"
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