of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind

[ Syn: transeunt ]

one who stays for only a short time; transient laborers'

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

lasting a very short time; the ephemeral joys of childhood; a passing fancy; youths transient beauty; love is transitory but it is eternal; fugacious blossoms

[ Syn: ephemeral , passing , short-lived , transitory , fugacious ]