单词 | instantaneous |
释义 | in·stan·ta·ne·ous (ĭn′stən-tānē-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·nei·ty (ĭn-stăn′tə-nēĭ-tē, ĭn′stən-) n. in′stan·tane·ous·ly adv. in′stan·tane·ous·ness n. |
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