Both Uses of
instantaneous
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- She underwent an instantaneous transformation, which amazed Alyosha.†
Chpt 4 *instantaneous = immediate (happening with no delay)
- An instantaneous shiver ran down his back, and he shuddered.†
Chpt 8
Definitions:
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(1)
(instantaneous) immediate (happening instantly with no delay)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In physics, instantaneous can mean at a specific instant (an unmeasurably short time period) -- such as "instantaneous velocity".