ephemeral

Art History

(noun)

Something which lasts for a short period of time.

Biology

(adjective)

lasting for a short period of time

Related Terms

  • upwelling
  • thermocline

Examples of ephemeral in the following topics:

  • Archiving IRC

    • IRC conversations are nominally public, but many people think of them as informal and ephemeral conversations.
  • Energy Sources

    • One such adaptation is the rapid growth of spring ephemeral plants, such as the spring beauty .
    • The spring beauty is an ephemeral spring plant that flowers early in the spring to avoid competing with larger forest trees for sunlight.
  • Interaction with Email

    • The exact occasions on which you should link an ephemeral, ticket-specific discussion community with the permanent, project-specific community will depend on many things: the tracking software, the way your community is organized, etc.
  • European Expressionist Architecture

    • Hence, ephemeral exhibition buildings were numerous and highly significant during this period.
  • Postmodernist Sculpture

    • Ice sculpture is a form of ephemeral sculpture that uses ice as the raw material.
  • Process Art

    • In process art, the ephemeral nature and insubstantiality of materials are often showcased and highlighted.
  • Earthworks

    • Many of the first works created in the deserts of Nevada, New Mexico, Utah or Arizona were ephemeral in nature and now only exist as video recordings or photographic documents.
  • Avoid Private Discussions

    • Furthermore, public discussion has beneficial side effects that will last beyond whatever ephemeral technical question was at issue:
  • Structure and Formatting

    • In IRC or similarly ephemeral forums, it's generally okay to leave out capitalization, use compressed forms of common expressions, etc.
  • Credit

    • The more ephemeral the forum, the more free you should feel to express thanks there.
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