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momentary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous |
| Derivation | moment |
a momentary glimpse.
Examples of momentary
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Then she digs through a leather purse, exuding a momentary sense of desperation.
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The crowd responded with a momentary groan before shifting to an extended cheer.
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A holding call caused a momentary setback, then the TD occurred on third-and-16.
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What was mortal danger to the Earth-Born is a momentary threat to the Star-Born.
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Sometimes a strange tingling sensation is just a momentary neurological misfire.
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Events of the Agnew magnitude produce momentary political paralysis and anguish.
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His motive was not an escape compulsion or an aberrant drive for momentary fame.
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My extravagances were my affair and rarely caused me more than momentary guilt.
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There were momentary closures for accidents, but nothing due to snow, Roden said.
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- Fleeting: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
- (momentarily) for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"; "a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch"
- Lasting for only a moment; happening at every moment; perpetual; ephemeral or relatively short-lived
- The design intention of a device to return to the normal unactuated state after the operator force is removed.
- This is a spell Duration. Spells with a Momentary duration last for only a few seconds at most, although some of the effects (especially of Perdo) can persist.
- An electrical interruption lasting one minute or less.
- A mode of operation in which all output ports of the switch are disconnected from the input port until a voltage is applied to maintain a selected position. The switch returns to its open position with the removal of voltage.
