momentaneous

      English

      Etymology

      Latin momentaneus: compare French momentané.

      Adjective

      momentaneous (not comparable)

      1. (archaic) momentary
        • 1827, John Claridge, The Shepherd of Banbury's Rules to Judge of the Changes of the Weather, Grounded on Forty Years' Experience[1]:
          Lightning is a great flame, very bright, extending every way to a great distance, suddenly darting upwards, there ending, so that it is only momentaneous.
      Last modified on 7 June 2013, at 21:52