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evanescent

UK
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/
US
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/

Translations

evanescentadjective
more evanescent
Comp.
most evanescent
Super.
UK
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/
US
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/
évanescentSe dit de ce qui disparaît vite, est fugace ou passager.
The evanescent glow of the sunset disappeared as night fell.
La lueur évanescente du coucher de soleil a disparu à la tombée de la nuit.
Additional translations
évanescentEn mathématiques, se dit d’une quantité qui tend vers zéro à la limite.
Synonyms
short-lived
momentary
ephemeral
temporary
fleeting
transient
vanishing
passing
Antonyms
perpetual
perennial
everlasting

Definitions

evanescentadjective
Tending to vanish like vapor; fleeting or temporary.
The evanescent glow of the sunset disappeared as night fell.
Mathematics: (of a quantity or term) tending to zero as a limit; becoming negligible in the limit.
In the asymptotic expansion, the evanescent terms vanish as n approaches infinity.
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