TRANSIENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transient mean? 

• TRANSIENT (noun)
  The noun TRANSIENT has 2 senses:

1. one who stays for only a short time

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

  Familiarity information: TRANSIENT used as a noun is rare.

• TRANSIENT (adjective)
  The adjective TRANSIENT has 2 senses:

1. of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

2. lasting a very short time

  Familiarity information: TRANSIENT used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSIENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who stays for only a short time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

transient laborers

Hypernyms ("transient" is a kind of...):

traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)

Derivation:

transient (lasting a very short time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("transient" is a kind of...):

oscillation; vibration ((physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Derivation:

transient (lasting a very short time)

• TRANSIENT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

Synonyms:

transeunt; transient

Domain category:

philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lasting a very short time

Synonyms:

ephemeral; fugacious; passing; short-lived; transient; transitory

Context example:

fugacious blossoms

Similar:

impermanent; temporary (not permanent; not lasting)

Derivation:

transience (the attribute of being brief or fleeting)

transiency (an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying)

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

transient (one who stays for only a short time)

 Context examples 

The reduced epression may be permanent or via a transient mechanism.

(Gene Knockdown, NCI Thesaurus)

Although ERBB1 can form homodimers, the signaling for ERBB1 is usually transient and the receptor undergoes internalization after ligand binding and activation.

(ERBB2 Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

An enteric-coated orally bioavailable formulation of the hydrochloride salt of a small-molecule agonist for transient receptor potential melastatin member 8 (TRPM8 or Trp-p8) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Enteric-Coated TRPM8 Agonist D-3263 Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Testing for a response to a transient electrical current or voltage.

(Device Surge Response Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

It also acts peripherally, and this peripheral activity may be responsible for the transient increase in blood pressure seen during rapid intravenous administration.

(Clonidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by alterations of the muscular wall of the small vessels in the brain, resulting in transient ischemic attacks.

(CADASIL Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Transient pallor of the skin caused by reduced blood flow to the affected region.

(Blanching, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare genetic chronic skin disorder characterized by hyperkeratosis and transient erythema.

(Erythrokeratodermia Variabilis, NCI Thesaurus)

This results in a transient and reversible loss of sensation in a localized area of the body.

(Dyclonine, NCI Thesaurus)

TOPBP1 may stimulate catalytic activity of topoisomerase II beta through transient breakages of DNA strands.

(DNA Topoisomerase II Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)