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Meanings of momentaneous in inglês

Lasting for a markedly brief time.

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        Examples for "momentary"
        Examples for "momentary"
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        Results: Higher reports of momentary stress were associated with shortened gestational length.
        Pubmed
        2
        However, living to see these momentary highlights would also bring myriad downsides.
        BBC
        3
        Yet the stop was momentary; he rose and dashed into the cover.
        Rolf in the Woods
        4
        Nor is it a momentary absence: it is almost nine weeks now.
        The Guardian
        5
        The coolness was only a momentary relief; the heat came right back.
        The great hunt
        1
        One son was in the Albany Penitentiary; another a fugitive in Canada.
        Russell H. Conwell, Founder of the Institutional Church in Ameri...
        2
        Enforcement officials earlier said the fugitive was believed to be in China.
        Reuters
        3
        Retribution followed me; and I long remained a fugitive in the land.
        Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
        4
        There was in the first place no mention of the fugitive nephew.
        Kenny
        5
        In me you see a fugitive from the wrath of the cardinal.
        For the Faith: A Story of the Young Pioneers of Reformation in O...
        1
        But the gains could be fleeting as technical factors point to losses.
        Reuters
        2
        Fashion is in flux, referencing the past to create a fleeting present.
        The Irish Times
        3
        I'm struck for a fleeting moment by the overwhelming sense of loss.
        Dark Matter
        4
        However fleeting, empowerment is what Sank wanted to bestow through these pictures.
        The Guardian
        5
        N ormally my experience of this area of London has been fleeting.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of momentaneous in inglês
        1
        Whether any man is enabled by his acuteness and experience, to determine all these questions upon momentaneous reflection, I cannot decide.
        The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 10 / Parlimentary Deba...
        Frequent collocations
        Momentaneous through the time