Lightning is nearly instantaneous.
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Instantaneous
/ɪnstənˈteɪni.əs/
Synonyms for "instantaneous" (83 found)
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Adjective(9 words)
Noun(8 words)
immediate issuesinstamaticinstant tearlightning strokemicrosecondnanosecondnowcast systemonline processing algorithm
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (41)
Noun(12 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
2 entriesmeasurementtemporal property
More specific
6 entriesinstantaneous accelerationinstantaneous decisioninstantaneous measurementinstantaneous rate of reactioninstantaneous reactioninstantaneous velocity
Collocations
6 entriesinstantaneous decisioninstantaneous feedbackinstantaneous rateinstantaneous responseinstantaneous speedinstantaneous velocity
Inflections
2 entriesmore instantaneousmost instantaneous
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
His death was instantaneous.
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Your car's speedometer tells you the car's instantaneous speed, not its average speed.
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The relief is instantaneous.
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