évanescent — meaning in English

English meaning

• evanescent adj Disappearing, vanishing.

Senses

évanescent is used for these senses in English:

• evanescent Disappearing, vanishing.

evanescent — full definition

1. adj Disappearing, vanishing.
2. adj Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.
3. adj Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.
4. adj Barely there; almost imperceptible.