Look up: Instant


  1. Instant
    An instant is a infinitesimal moment in time, a moment whose passage is instantaneous. The continuous nature of time and its infinite divisibility was addressed by Aristotle in his Physics where he wrote on Zeno`s paradoxes. The philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell was still seeking to de...
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  2. Instant
    One of the important designations of time; an infinitely short period, sometimes indicated as 'moment'.
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  3. instant
    [adj] - in or of the present month
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  4. Instant
    In'stant adjective [ Latin instans , -antis , present participle of instare to stand upon, to press upon; prefix in- in, on + stare to stand: confer French instant . See Stand .] 1. Pressing; u...
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  5. Instant
    In'stant adverb Instantly. [ Poetic] « Instant he flew with hospitable haste.» Pope.
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  6. Instant
    In'stant noun [ French instant , from Latin instans standing by, being near, present. See Instant , adjective ] 1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any...
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  7. instant
    1. A point in duration; a moment; a portion of time too short to be estimated; also, any particular moment. 'There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being.' (Hooker) ... 2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; an elliptical expression equivalent to...
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  8. instant
    inst adjective in or of the present month; `your letter of the 10th inst`
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  9. Instant
    • (a.) Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. • (a.) A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3. • (adv.) Instantly. • (a.) A point in durati...
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  10. Instant
    [album] Instant is a double compact disc by the Dutch experimental post-punk band The Ex in conjunction with many guest musicians, notably members of Holland`s Instant Composers Pool for whom the album is partially named (the Dutch term for "free improvisation" literally translates to "insta...
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  11. instant
    1) Abrupt 2) Blink of an eye 3) Brief time 4) Certain coffee 5) Coffee choice 6) Direct 7) Fast 8) Flash 9) Immediate 10) Instantaneous 11) Jiffy 12) Kind of coffee 13) Like many a message 14) Like some...
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