instantaneous

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
17
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/

Definition of instantaneous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
    “This instantaneous motion is supposed by you, to be infinitely swift.”
    “However, no lovers in romance ever cemented a more inſtantaneous friendſhip.”
    “The colour now rushed into Elizabeth's cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew, instead of the aunt; [...]”
    “I walk always with my right hand closed round the india-rubber ball which I have in my trouser pocket. The pressing of this ball actuates a detonator inside the flask I carry in my pocket. It's the principle of the pneumatic instantaneous shutter for a camera lens.”
    “The penis is the perfectly obvious and natural symbol of instantaneous time.”

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Etymology

From New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.

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