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INSTANTANEOUSNESS

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in⋅stan⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous

  [in-stuhn-tey-nee-uhs]
–adjective
1. occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
2. existing at or pertaining to a particular instant: the instantaneous position of the rocket.
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Origin:
1645–55; < ML instantāneus. See instant, -an, -eous

Related forms:
in⋅stan⋅ta⋅ne⋅i⋅ty  [in-stan-tn-ee-i-tee, in-stuhn-tuh-nee-] , in⋅stan⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ness, noun
in⋅stan⋅ta⋅ne⋅ous⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. immediate, sudden, abrupt.
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in·stan·ta·ne·ous   (ĭn'stən-tā'nē-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Occurring or completed without perceptible delay: Relief was instantaneous.

  2. Done or made as quickly or directly as possible: an instantaneous reply to my letter.

  3. Present or occurring at a specific instant: instantaneous velocity; instantaneous pressure.


[From Medieval Latin īnstantāneus, from Latin īnstāns, īnstant-, present; see instant.]
in·stan'ta·ne'i·ty (ĭn-stān'tə-nē'ĭ-tē, ĭn'stən-) n., in'stan·ta'ne·ous·ly adv., in'stan·ta'ne·ous·ness n.
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