English-Thai Dictionary

transient

ADJ ชั่วคราว  chue-kao

 

transient

ADJ ชั่วประเดี๋ยว  chue-pra-dia

 

transient

ADJ เกิด ผลกระทบ นอก จิตใจ  koed-pon-kra-pob-nok-jid-jai

 

transient

N บุคคล หรือ สิ่ง ที่อยู่ ชั่วคราว  buk-kon-rue-sing-ti-yu-chue-kao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSIENT

a.tran'shent. [L. transiens, transeo; trans and eo. ] 1. Passing; not stationary; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable. How transient are the pleasures of this life!
--Measur'd this transient world.
2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; as a transient view of a landscape.
Transient person, a person that is passing or traveling through a place; one without a settled habitation.

 

TRANSIENTLY

adv. [supra. ] In passage; for a short time; not with continuance. I touch here but transiently--on some few of those many rules of imitating nature, which Aristotle drew from Homer.

 

TRANSIENTNESS

n.[supra. ] Shortness of continuance; speedy passage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRANSIENT

Tran "sient, a. Etym: [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr. of transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See Trance. ]

 

1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure. "Measured this transient world. " Milton.

 

2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view of a landscape.

 

3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U.S.]

 

Syn. -- Transient, Transitory, Fleeting. Transient represents a thing as brief at the best; transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away. Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are transitory; its hours are fleeting. What is loose love A transient gust. Pope If [we love ] transitory things, which soon decay, Age must be loveliest at the latest day. Donne. O fleeting joys Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes. Milton. -- Tran "sient *ly, adv. -- Tran "sient *ness, n.

 

TRANSIENT

TRANSIENT Tran "sient, n.

 

Defn: That which remains but for a brief time. Glanvill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

transient

tran sient |ˈtranSHənt, -ZHənt, -zēənt ˈtrænʃnt | ▶adjective lasting only for a short time; impermanent: a transient cold spell. • staying or working in a place for only a short time: the transient nature of the labor force in catering. ▶noun 1 a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time. 2 a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency. DERIVATIVES tran sient ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin transient- ‘going across, ’ from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across ’ + ire ‘go. ’

 

transient ischemic attack

tran si ent is che mic at tack (abbr.: TIA ) ▶noun technical term for ministroke.

 

Oxford Dictionary

transient

transient |ˈtranzɪənt | ▶adjective lasting only for a short time; impermanent: a transient cold spell. • staying or working in a place for a short time only: the transient nature of the labour force in catering. ▶noun 1 a person who is staying or working in a place for a short time only. 2 a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency. DERIVATIVES transiently adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin transient- ‘going across ’, from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across ’ + ire ‘go ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

transient

transient adjective our interest in the environment must not be transient: transitory, temporary, short-lived, short-term, ephemeral, impermanent, brief, short, momentary, fleeting, passing, here today and gone tomorrow; literary evanescent, fugitive. ANTONYMS permanent. ▶noun the plight of poor transients: hobo, vagrant, vagabond, street person, homeless person, down-and-out; traveler, drifter, derelict. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See temporary . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

transient

transient adjective a transient post-war baby boom: transitory, temporary, short-lived, short-term, ephemeral, impermanent, brief, short, momentary; fleeting, flying, evanescent, passing, fugitive, fading, mutable, unstable, volatile, here today and gone tomorrow, fly-by-night; rare fugacious. ANTONYMS permanent, perpetual, constant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD transient, transitory, ephemeral, fleeting None of these words is much used in everyday speech and writing: they are all quite literary, and their shared meaning is ‘impermanent ’ or ‘lasting only a short time ’. ■ The basic meaning of transient is mainly applied to short-lived phenomena (a transient upturn in Germany's fortunes ) and often in technical language (a transient rise in gastric acid output ). The sense of impermanence can derive from the fact that people or animals described as transient only stay or work in a place for a short time (agency workers and their close equivalents form a very transient population | a large proportion of our birds are transient ). ■ Transitory is very similar but less used in technical contexts (this transitory life | the report to his school mentioned some transitory emotional difficulties the child was having ) and almost never in relation to the movement of people or animals. ■ Ephemeral implies that something is not only short-lived but also inconsequential or of limited value (ephemeral material like leaflets, posters, postcards, etc. ). However, it can be used as a neutral scientific or technical term (melting coastal snow supports an ephemeral algal flora ). ■ Fleeting conveys the greatest degree of impermanence and often a note of regret that the phenomenon does not last longer (she only caught a fleeting glimpse of him all day | Carol was paying a fleeting visit to Paris ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Duden Dictionary

transient

tran si ent Adjektiv |transi e nt |lateinisch-englisch die Transiente betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

 

Transiente

Tran si en te Substantiv, feminin , die |Transi e nte |die Transiente; Genitiv: der Transiente, Plural: die Transienten 1 bei elektromechanischen Schaltvorgängen im lokalen Stromversorgungsnetz plötzlich auftretende Spannungs- und Stromstärkeänderung durch das Auftreten von Wanderwellen entlang der Leitungen 2 (durch Betriebsstörung verursachte ) vorübergehende Abweichung vom Normalbetrieb einer Kernkraftanlage

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

transient

tran sient /trǽnziənt , ｟米 ｠-ʃ (ə )nt /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 一時的な, つかの間の (→temporary )▸ a transient joy つかの間の喜び 2 短期滞在の ; 通過するだけの .名詞 C ｟米 ｠1 浮浪者 .2 短期滞在客 (transient resident ).～ly 副詞