instantaneous
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
Related words
- coinstantaneous
- instantaneousness
- noninstantaneous
- superinstantaneous
- instantaneously
- instantaneous velocity
- super-instantaneous
- instantaneity
Word history
From Latin "instans" (īnstantem).
Where this comes from
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