Definition of instantaneous
1 : done, occurring, or acting without any perceptible duration of time death was instantaneous
2 : done without any delay being purposely introduced took instantaneous corrective action
3 : occurring or present at a particular instant instantaneous velocity
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Examples of instantaneous in a Sentence
We got an almost instantaneous response from the company.
the thunder following the flash of lightning was nearly instantaneous
Recent Examples of instantaneous from the Web
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The tools for chronicling such events have become more instantaneous -- and thus potentially more volatile.
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Entanglement could lead to an instantaneous, ultra-secure Internet, in which information encoded in one set of photons would pop up instantaneously--and unhackably--in the corresponding set.
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The arrangement led to near-instantaneous qualification for platinum status.
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And now, because music consumption has been increasingly instantaneous, a throwback to vinyl records has resurged in the music industry.
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The resulting blue glow — known as Cherenkov radiation — has accidentally and abruptly flashed at least 60 times since the dawn of the nuclear age, signaling an instantaneous nuclear charge and causing a total of 21 agonizing deaths.
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But during her studies in Boston to get a teaching degree, a colleague handed her a Hasselblad camera, and the leap to photographer was instantaneous.
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Wildlife managers must make tough, instantaneous decisions in the field, taking into account factors such as the injured animal's population numbers and sex.
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The first one was fairly instantaneous with a few tweaks that had to be made to it.
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Origin and Etymology of instantaneous
Medieval Latin instantaneus, from instant-, instans, noun
INSTANTANEOUS Defined for English Language Learners
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: happening very quickly : happening in an instant
INSTANTANEOUS Defined for Kids
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: happening or done very quickly : happening in an instant an instantaneous reply
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