Marking for knife pleats. The knife pleat is considered to be the most basic pleat. You create a fold in the fabric at a predetermined width, and press in one direction on the right side of the fabric. Unlike other types of pleats, knife pleats always travel in a gang.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: transient (Noun). Something which is transient. transient (Noun). A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an event, sometimes called a mini-stroke, with stroke symptoms that last less than 24 hours before disappearing. Learn more from National Stroke Association.