Instantaneously

Instantaneous In`stan*ta"ne*ous, a. [Cf. F. instantan['e].] [1913 Webster] 1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of electricity appears to be instantaneous. [1913 Webster]

His reason saw With instantaneous view, the truth of things. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]

2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous acceleration, velocity, etc. [1913 Webster]

{Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the instant is at rest.

{Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Immediately, forthwith, instanter, in an instant, on the instant, in a moment, right away, without a moment's delay, all at once, on the moment, on the spur of the moment, in less than no time, quick as thought, quick as lightning, before one can say "Jack Robinson."

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instantaneously — index forthwith, instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
instantaneously — instantly, instantaneously Instantly means ‘immediately’ and refers to the point at which something happens, whereas instantaneously means ‘in an instant’ and refers to the (imperceptibly short) period of time that something takes: • He pressed… … Modern English usage
instantaneously — instantaneous ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring or done instantly. 2) Physics existing or measured at a particular instant. DERIVATIVES instantaneity noun instantaneously adverb instantaneousness noun … English terms dictionary
instantaneously — adverb see instantaneous … New Collegiate Dictionary
instantaneously — See instantaneity. * * * … Universalium
instantaneously — adverb Without any delay; in an instantaneous manner. Syn: immediately, in a flash, instantly, outright, right now … Wiktionary
instantaneously — Synonyms and related words: at once, directly, forthwith, immediately, in a flash, in a jiff, in a jiffy, in a twink, in a twinkling, in no time, in nothing flat, in short order, instanter, instantly, just now, just then, momentaneously,… … Moby Thesaurus
instantaneously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. promptly, directly, at once; see immediately , spontaneously … English dictionary for students
instantaneously — inÂ·stan taÂ·neÂ·ousÂ·ly || â€šÉªnstÉ™n teÉªnÉªÉ™slÉª adv. instantly, immediately, momentarily … English contemporary dictionary
instantaneously — ad.; (also instantly) Immediately, forthwith, instanter, in an instant, on the instant, in a moment, right away, without a moment s delay, all at once, on the moment, on the spur of the moment, in less than no time, quick as thought, quick as… … New dictionary of synonyms

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