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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[[Latin]] transeunt-, transiens, present participle of transire to cross, pass by, from trans- + ire to go

[[Latin]] transeunt-, transiens, present participle of transire to cross, pass by, from trans- + ire to go

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/16th_Century 1599]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/16th_Century 1599]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : passing especially quickly into and out of [[existence]] : transitory <transient [[beauty]]>  

*1 a : passing especially quickly into and out of [[existence]] : transitory <transient [[beauty]]>  

Transients are difficult to encode with many audio compression [[algorithms]], causing pre-echo.

Transients are difficult to encode with many audio compression [[algorithms]], causing pre-echo.

A '''transient''' [[astronomical]] [[event]], often simply called in [[context]] by astronomers a transient, is an astronomical object or [[phenomenon]] which can be [[observed]] for a short period of [[time]]. Singularly, the term is used for [[violent]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sky deep sky] [[events]] such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernovae supernovae] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray_bursts gamma ray bursts].

A '''transient''' [[astronomical]] [[event]], often simply called in [[context]] by astronomers a transient, is an astronomical object or [[phenomenon]] which can be [[observed]] for a short period of [[time]]. Singularly, the term is used for [[violent]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sky deep sky] [[events]] such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernovae supernovae] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_ray_bursts gamma ray bursts].

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Ephemeral]]'''''

*'''''[[Ephemeral]]'''''

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]