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transient

transient

1 9.1
A short electrical signal that happens after a sudden change in the power supply
  • noun
  • /ˈtrænziənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transitorio
  • A typical load transient in response to the ramp-plateau indentation of the residual limb tissue surface is given in Figure 4.
  • transient deformation
  • surges and transients
  • transient response

And as we've talked about the time it takes to come to a new steady state, the length of this transient.

Examples

  • When a sudden change of flow is introduced into centrifugal pumping systems, fluid surges or pressure transients can occur.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The initial portion of the response shows the transients due to the sudden application of the sinusoid.

    Academic text (1990)

  • So the matrix P has these transient states up here.

  • And so you can get a transient disruption.

  • Those all have responses to transient inputs that are transient.

  • And so in the depressed patients, they show this transient response, but it is a response that is not sustained.

  • Over the past 17 years, he has investigated the behavior of nuclear power plants during accidental transients.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The engineer studied the transient that occurred after the voltage spike in the circuit.

  • In the experiment, we measured the transient response of the system to the sudden current change.

  • The analysis focused on the effects of transient oscillations following a load alteration in the electrical grid.

Synonyms

pulsing
vstransient
  • Specialized
8 7.2

A short repeated electrical signal in a circuit

is a short-lived oscillation following a sudden voltage current or load change
pulsation
vstransient
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A short sudden change in an electrical signal

is specifically the short-lived oscillation after a sudden voltage current or load change

Compounds

transient ischemic attack
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss

transient global amnesia
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A sudden short time when a person loses memory and feels confused for several hours

How Short-Lived

impulse
  • Specialized
99 7.7
transient
  • Specialized
1 9.1
disturbance
  • Specialized
80 4.1
oscillation
  • Specialized
6 7.0
steady
304 2.0

Surface Forms

transient singular
transients plural

Etymology

Transient comes from the Latin transire, from trans- 'across' and ire 'to go', giving the image of something that passes by quickly. In physics a transient is a short event that 'passes through' a system after a sudden change, so it lasts only a little time.