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Definition of Momentaneous
1. Adjective. Lasting for a markedly brief time. "A momentary glimpse"
Similar to: Short
Derivative terms: Fleetingness, Moment, Moment
Definition of Momentaneous
1. a. Momentary.
Definition of Momentaneous
1. Adjective. (archaic) momentary ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Momentaneous
Literary usage of Momentaneous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Berkeley ...: Including His Posthumous Works; with by George Berkeley (1901)
"... we must suppose that the nascent principles or momentaneous increments have
themselves also other momentaneous increments, which are proportional to ..."
2. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir (1921)
""To put on a coat" is momentaneous, "to wear a coat" is resultative. As our
examples show, aspect is expressed in English by all kinds of idiomatic turns ..."
3. The Works of George Berkeley, D.D., Bishop of Cloyne by George Berkeley, Arthur James Balfour Balfour (1898)
"... we must suppose that the nascent principles or momentaneous increments have
themselves also other momentaneous increments, which are proportional to ..."
4. The Analyst: Or, a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician. Wherein by George Berkeley (1754)
"... that the na^rent Principles or momentaneous Increments have ... alfo other
momentaneous Increments, which are proportional to their ..."
5. Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir (1921)
"Our "cry" is indefinite as to aspect, "be crying" is durative, "cry out" is
momentaneous, "burst into tears" is inceptive, "keep crying" is continuative, ..."
6. The Works of George Berkeley: Including His Letters to Thomas Prior, Dean by George Berkeley, Joseph Stock (1843)
"... we must suppose that the nascent principles or momentaneous increments have
themselves also other momentaneous increments, which are proportional to ..."
7. An Introduction to the True Astronomy: Or, Astronomical Lectures, Read in by John Keill (1739)
"... which is equal to the Angles SBA and BSE; wherefore chat Angle is equal to
the Sum of the two Angles SBA and BSE- Therefore the momentaneous ..."
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