Definizione monolingua

instantaneous

instantaneous (not comparable)

1. Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
   • 1631, William Twisse, A discovery of D. Iacksons vanitie, ch. 6, p. 223,

     This instantaneous motion is supposed by you, to be infinitely swift.

   • 1766, Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield, ch. 14.

     However, no lovers in romance ever cemented a more instantaneous friendship.

   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, ch. 57,

     The colour now rushed into Elizabeths cheeks in the instantaneous conviction of its being a letter from the nephew.

   • 1907, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent, ch. 4,

     Its the principle of the pneumatic instantaneous shutter for a camera lens.

   • 2007, Spector jury given graphic account of actress murder Times Online, London, 30 May (retrieved 13 July 2007),

     He said that the bullet went through her head, severed her spine and death would have been almost instantaneous.

Definizione dizionario instantaneous

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

improvviso

brusca

brusco

improvvisa

istantanea

Altri significati:

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