TRANSIENT

(noun) (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
(noun) one who stays for only a short time
"transient laborers"
(adj.) of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
synonyms : transeunt
(adj.) lasting a very short time
"the ephemeral joys of childhood", "a passing fancy", "youth's transient beauty", "love is transitory but it is eternal", "fugacious blossoms"
synonyms : ephemeral , fugacious , passing , short-lived , transitory

Mnemonics for transient

(Tag: ) remember transient light and transient current.... that we studied in physics.....which produce an effect for a very short time...
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(Tag: ) in transit:i.e. have to stay for some time,temporary stay
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(Tag: ) ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin transient- ‘going across,’ from the verb transire, from trans- ‘across’ + ire ‘go.’
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(Tag: ) TRANSIENT which means unstable or momentary is the opposite of CONSTANT which refers to stability, something stable.
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(Tag: ) Transient means 'passing over' or 'crossing over'. So, any thing passing over or crossing over will be available for short period of time and hence will be "short lived".
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