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noun one who stays for only a short time
noun (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
adjective of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
originFrom Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).
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