Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.

    augenblicklich, unverzüglich

    мгнове́нныйmgnovénnyj, момента́льныйmomentálʹnyj

    occurring with no delay

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Globalization brought us the possibility of fast and instantaneous communication.

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  2. He knew it was so, with an unaccountable but instantaneous certainty.

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  3. Your car's speedometer tells you the car's instantaneous speed, not its average speed.

  4. Lightning is nearly instantaneous.

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  5. His death was instantaneous.

    ruЕго смерть была мгновенной. — marafon

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time:

Origin

Derived from New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.

Derived from New Latin īnstāntāneus, from Latin īnstantem.

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