— transilience , n.
/tran sil"ee euhnt, -sil"yeuhnt/ , adj.
leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
[ 1805-15; transilient- (s. of transiliens ), prp. of transilire to leap across, equiv. to trans- TRANS- + -sili- (comb. form of salire to leap) + -ent- -ENT ]