transient (
http://definr.com/transient)
adj 1: (philosophy) of a mental act; causing effects outside the
mind [syn:
transeunt] [ant:
immanent]
2: 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" [syn:
ephemeral,
passing,
short-lived,
transitory,
fugacious]
n 1: one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
2: (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a
sudden change of voltage or current or load