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instantaneous Definition

in·stan·ta·neous (in′stən tā′nē əs)

adjective

  1. done, made, or happening in an instant
  2. done or made without delay; immediate an instantaneous reply
  3. existing at a particular instant

Etymology: ML instantaneus

instantaneous Related Forms
in′·stan·ta′·neous·ly adverb in′·stan·ta′·neous·ness noun
instantaneous Synonyms

instantaneous

modif.

immediate, instant, prompt, unhesitating; see immediate 1.

instantaneous Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: A hydraulic system uses a liquid because its near incompressibility makes the action instantaneous as long as the system is full of liquid.

Modifies a noun

  • dipole: We now have an attraction between the atoms ( instantaneous dipole - induced dipole interaction ).
  • heater: I once had a caravan fitted with an instantaneous water heater.
  • snapshot: Instantaneous snapshot during the interaction of incoming wake with gas turbine blade showing dynamically adapted mesh & turbulence kinetic energy distribution.
  • velocity: There is only one sensible answer The instantaneous velocity is the limiting value of the average velocity measured over a very small interval.
  • occurrence: With its mix ideas not the left's true the surplus an instantaneous occurrence.
  • frequency: These results are consistent with instantaneous frequency being smoothed by a time window with a total duration of about 110 ms.

Modifying Another Word

  • virtually: Seek time is virtually instantaneous to retrieve a scene from any part of the disk by many search parameters.
  • almost: I have designed a small machine code routine which makes the transfer of two sets of graphics almost instantaneous.
  • practically: Death, once the animal is caught, is practically instantaneous.
  • nearly: Because death was nearly instantaneous, the lungs would show no infarction.
  • near: A process driven control loop allows the power supply response to process variations to be near instantaneous.
  • not: In some cases spreadsheet update is not instantaneous, however it should not be a problem for any of these spreadsheets.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Grix didn't know how long the trip had taken, it had seemed instantaneous to him, but he was hungry.
  • become: Life is stripped down to the basics and becomes truly instantaneous.
  • provide: The software is more robust and the device provides instantaneous LOAD.
  • appear: Anything but instantaneous, the change would appear instantaneous in the rocks.
  • allow: A perfect channel for allowing instantaneous ordering of airport parking was now available.