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Meaning of
transient
in English
transient
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Plural
transients
Definitions
Adjective
passing
with
time
;
temporary
The
company's
transient
workers
were
hired
for
the
summer
.
remaining
briefly
;
fleeting
Transient
feelings
of
sadness
are
normal
after
a
loss
.
Noun
a
traveller
or
migrant
worker
The
city's
transient
population
includes
many
migrant
workers
.
a
homeless
person
;
vagrant
Social
services
are
available
to
help
the
transient
homeless
.
a
brief
electric
surge
(
in
physics
);
sudden
change
The
physicist
measured
the
transient
signal
in
the
circuit
.
a
short
,
loud
audio
signal
(
in
acoustics
)
The
audio
engineer
detected
a
transient
noise
in
the
recording
.
Compounds / Phrases
transient blindness