momentaneousadj.

Brit.

/ˌməʊm(ə)nˈteɪnɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊm(ə)nˈteɪniəs/

Forms: late Middle English momentance (transmission error), late Middle English– momentaneous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin momentaneus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin momentaneus momentary (Vetus Latina), instantaneous (6th cent. in a British source; < classical Latin mōmentum (see moment n.) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare momentany adj., momentary adj.

1. Lasting only a moment; momentary (Linguistics, with reference to the time taken to perform the action expressed by a verb).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective]

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?a1450 ( J. Lydgate Serpent of Division (McClean) (1911) 52 (MED) Lo here ye may considryn..þe schorte and þe momentance tyme..of all þis werreowrs.

a1500 Disciplina Clericalis in Western Reserve Univ. Bull. (1919) 22 59 (MED) This present lif..is but litil and momentaneous and..in the twynklyng of an eye is brought to nought.

c1610–15 Life St. Cuthburge in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 78 Contemning vile pleasure and momentaneous delighte.

a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 41 Or on this Momentaneous Stage, In a short Time to live an Age?

1801 H. Fuseli Lect. Painting I. iii. 104 Form displayed in space, and momentaneous energy, are the element of painting.

1921 H. Poutsma Characters of Eng. Verb i. 2 The actions expressed by verbs..may be..momentaneous, i.e. covering only one moment, or comprised between two closely contiguous moments, so that the beginning and the end practically synchronize.

1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo vii. 163 Do I want this curious transparent blood of the antipodes, with its momentaneous feelings?

1977 Language 53 437 Not performing something, however,—even not performing a momentaneous action—can take place over a period of time.

1994 Internat. Jrnl. Artificial Organs 17 215 Optimizing the procedure of weaning the left ventricle from a left ventricular assist device requires the determination of the momentaneous condition of the left ventricle.

†2. Occurring in a moment, instantaneous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adjective]

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1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ xv. 231 Though the previous dispositions were precedent, yet the introduction of the form is momentaneous.

1670 W. Clarke Nat. Hist. Nitre 88 In which momentaneous explosion of the whole quantity all the force consists.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. vii. 174 Shall this Dissolution be gradual and successive, or momentaneous and sudden?

1766 A. Williams Misc. 42 The pow'rs that actuate Nature's frame, The momentaneous shock, th' electrick flame.

1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xxvii. 130 Creation of every kind is momentaneous.

c1811 Coleridge's Lect. 1808–1819 on Lit. (1987) 21 Nov. II. 328 A deep emotion of the mind which could only be called love momentaneous.

3. Mathematics. Designating the increment in the value of a time-varying quantity that occurs in an infinitesimal period of time. Cf. moment n. 3b, momentary adj. 5. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > of infinitesimal or imperceptible division of time

imperceived1624

momentaneous1706

momentary1812

1706 A. de Moivre in Miscellanea Curiosa (Royal Soc.) II. 128 I make use here, of what the celebrated Mr. Newton has demonstrated..concerning the Momentaneous Increments or Decrements of Quantities that Increase or Decrease by a continual Flux.

1735 B. Robins Disc. Newton's Method of Fluxions 75 Sir Isaac Newton's definition of momenta, That they are the momentaneous increments or decrements of varying quantities, may possibly be thought obscure.

1972 M. Kline Math. Thought xvii. 376 In 1680, dx has become the difference of abscissas and dy the differences in the ordinates... He [sc. Leibniz] calls dy the ‘momentaneous increment’ in y as the ordinate moves along the x-axis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	momentaneous
释义	momentaneousadj. Brit. /ˌməʊm(ə)nˈteɪnɪəs/, U.S. /ˌmoʊm(ə)nˈteɪniəs/ Forms: late Middle English momentance (transmission error), late Middle English– momentaneous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin momentaneus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin momentaneus momentary (Vetus Latina), instantaneous (6th cent. in a British source; < classical Latin mōmentum (see moment n.) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare momentany adj., momentary adj. 1. Lasting only a moment; momentary (Linguistics, with reference to the time taken to perform the action expressed by a verb). ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] shortc888 littleOE shortlya1050 briefc1400 momentlya1425 small?a1439 momentany1447 momentaneous?a1450 stunta1450 momentaryc1485 momentane1510 hourlya1535 sudden1561 momentaneala1581 span-long1593 momentaneana1599 momental1606 narrow1611 timeless1657 concise1785 succinct1796 ultra-short1962 ?a1450 ( J. Lydgate Serpent of Division (McClean) (1911) 52 (MED) Lo here ye may considryn..þe schorte and þe momentance tyme..of all þis werreowrs. a1500 Disciplina Clericalis in Western Reserve Univ. Bull. (1919) 22 59 (MED) This present lif..is but litil and momentaneous and..in the twynklyng of an eye is brought to nought. c1610–15 Life St. Cuthburge in C. Horstmann Lives Women Saints (1886) 78 Contemning vile pleasure and momentaneous delighte. a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 41 Or on this Momentaneous Stage, In a short Time to live an Age? 1801 H. Fuseli Lect. Painting I. iii. 104 Form displayed in space, and momentaneous energy, are the element of painting. 1921 H. Poutsma Characters of Eng. Verb i. 2 The actions expressed by verbs..may be..momentaneous, i.e. covering only one moment, or comprised between two closely contiguous moments, so that the beginning and the end practically synchronize. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Kangaroo vii. 163 Do I want this curious transparent blood of the antipodes, with its momentaneous feelings? 1977 Language 53 437 Not performing something, however,—even not performing a momentaneous action—can take place over a period of time. 1994 Internat. Jrnl. Artificial Organs 17 215 Optimizing the procedure of weaning the left ventricle from a left ventricular assist device requires the determination of the momentaneous condition of the left ventricle. †2. Occurring in a moment, instantaneous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adjective] ferlyc893 cofc1000 swiftc1000 smarta1325 suddenc1390 undelayed1439 wightlaykec1450 short1480 present1489 indelayed1523 on or upon a (or the) sudden1558 immediate1569 instant1598 momentaneous1657 abrupt1725 presto1767 summary1771 momentary1799 pistolgraph1859 fast1863 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ xv. 231 Though the previous dispositions were precedent, yet the introduction of the form is momentaneous. 1670 W. Clarke Nat. Hist. Nitre 88 In which momentaneous explosion of the whole quantity all the force consists. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. vii. 174 Shall this Dissolution be gradual and successive, or momentaneous and sudden? 1766 A. Williams Misc. 42 The pow'rs that actuate Nature's frame, The momentaneous shock, th' electrick flame. 1793 T. Holcroft tr. J. C. Lavater Ess. Physiognomy (abridged ed.) xxvii. 130 Creation of every kind is momentaneous. c1811 Coleridge's Lect. 1808–1819 on Lit. (1987) 21 Nov. II. 328 A deep emotion of the mind which could only be called love momentaneous. 3. Mathematics. Designating the increment in the value of a time-varying quantity that occurs in an infinitesimal period of time. Cf. moment n. 3b, momentary adj. 5. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > of infinitesimal or imperceptible division of time imperceived1624 momentaneous1706 momentary1812 1706 A. de Moivre in Miscellanea Curiosa (Royal Soc.) II. 128 I make use here, of what the celebrated Mr. Newton has demonstrated..concerning the Momentaneous Increments or Decrements of Quantities that Increase or Decrease by a continual Flux. 1735 B. Robins Disc. Newton's Method of Fluxions 75 Sir Isaac Newton's definition of momenta, That they are the momentaneous increments or decrements of varying quantities, may possibly be thought obscure. 1972 M. Kline Math. Thought xvii. 376 In 1680, dx has become the difference of abscissas and dy the differences in the ordinates... He [sc. Leibniz] calls dy the ‘momentaneous increment’ in y as the ordinate moves along the x-axis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1450
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