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transient
Anoun
1 transient
 (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
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2 transient
 one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
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Badjective
1 transeunt, transient
 of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
2 ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious
 enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

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