instantaneous
English
Etymology
New Latin, 17th century
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/
- Rhymes: -eɪniəs
Adjective
instantaneous (not comparable)
- Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
- 1631, William Twisse, A discovery of D. Iacksons vanitie, ch. 6, p. 223,
- This instantaneous motion is supposed by you, to be infinitely swift.
- 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield, ch. 14.
- However, no lovers in romance ever cemented a more instantaneous friendship.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, ch. 57,
- The colour now rushed into Elizabeth's cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew.
- 1907, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent, ch. 4,
- It's the principle of the pneumatic instantaneous shutter for a camera lens.
- 2007, Spector jury given graphic account of actress 'murder' Times Online, London, 30 May (retrieved 13 July 2007),
- He said that the bullet went through her head, severed her spine and death would have been almost instantaneous.
- 1631, William Twisse, A discovery of D. Iacksons vanitie, ch. 6, p. 223,
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time
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References
- instantaneous in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- instantaneous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “instantaneous” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “instantaneous” in Microsoft's Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition (2007)
- "instantaneous" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
- "instantaneous" in Compact Oxford English Dictionary, (Oxford University Press, 2007)
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
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