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Definitions for instantaneous
ˌɪn stənˈteɪ ni əsin·stan·ta·neous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. instantaneous, instant(a)adjective

    occurring with no delay

    "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"

Wiktionary

  1. instantaneousadjective

    Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.

  2. Etymology: 17th century

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Instantaneousadjective

    Done in an instant; acting at once without any perceptible succession; acting with the utmost speed; done with the utmost speed.

    Etymology: instantaneus, Latin.

    This manner of the beginning or ceasing of the deluge doth not at all agree with the instantaneous actions of creation and annihilation. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes
    Th' illumin'd mountain. James Thomson.

ChatGPT

  1. instantaneous

    Instantaneous refers to something that is happening or appearing in an instant, immediately, or without delay. It can also refer to a specific point in time or a momentary period.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Instantaneousadjective

    done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous

  2. Instantaneousadjective

    at or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. instantan.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of instantaneous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of instantaneous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of instantaneous in a Sentence

  1. Robin Simcox:

    Pathways out of extremism are very rarely instantaneous. It can take years for former extremists to fully disengage from this ideology. Expecting someone who was fighting alongside ISIS one day to be a legitimate ally in the fight against Islamist extremism the day after is an unrealistic expectation, the increasingly popular idea that we should not jail terrorists because that would only make them even more radical shows how utterly backwards this entire debate can become. Yes, prison radicalization does exist. However, the answer is to deal with the conditions that create prison radicalization – an inability to isolate charismatic Islamist recruiters, for example – not stop sending those who broke the law to prison.

  2. Magnus Taylor:

    There will be an economic impact but it wont be instantaneous, it's the beginning of the process of normalization.

  3. Dante Disparte:

    The Libra coin is simply a proxy for an instantaneous payment system that is low friction and high trust.

  4. Christie Lunsford:

    Vaporized cannabis is a really significant trend in both medical and adult use, it's consistent, it's almost instantaneous, and it's appropriate for a wide variety of consumers.

  5. Christie Lunsford:

    Vaporized cannabis is a really significant trend in both medical and adult use, it's consistent, it's almost instantaneous, and it's appropriate for a wide variety of consumers.

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