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Adjective transient has 2 senses

transeunt, transient - of a mental act; causing effects outside the mind
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious - 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"
Antonyms: permanent, lasting (indirect, via impermanent)

Noun transient has 2 senses

transient - one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers"
--₁ is a kind of traveler, traveller
transient - (physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load
--₂ is a kind of oscillation, vibration