Instant

  • 31instant — in•stant [[t]ˈɪn stənt[/t]] n. 1) an infinitesimal or very short space of time; moment 2) the point of time now present: Come here this instant![/ex] 3) a particular moment: at the instant of contact[/ex] 4) an instant beverage or other product,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32instant — 1 adjective 1 happening or produced immediately: The women took an instant dislike to one another. | a system that provides instant hot water 2 (only before noun) instant food, coffee etc is in the form of powder and prepared by adding hot water …

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  • 33instant — I. Instant. s. m. Moment, le moindre petit espace de temps. Il fit cela dans un instant, en moins d un instant. en cet instant là. à l instant de la mort. il ne faut qu un instant. au mesme instant que ... dans le mesme instant. il a eu quelques… …

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  • 34instant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin instant , instans, from instant , instans, adjective, instant, from Latin Date: 14th century 1. an infinitesimal space of time; especially a point in time separating two… …

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  • 35instant — adj. & n. adj. 1 occurring immediately (gives an instant result). 2 a (of food etc.) ready for immediate use, with little or no preparation. b prepared hastily and with little effort (I have no instant solution). 3 urgent; pressing. 4 Commerce of …

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  • 36Instant on — In computers, instant on is the goal of being able to boot nearly instantaneously. Techniques being developed often involve magnetic RAM or deep sleep mode technologies. Fact|date=February 2007 Instant on software and use For Laptops instant on… …

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  • 37instant — {{11}}instant (adj.) mid 15c., present, urgent, from O.Fr. instant (14c.), from L. instantem (nom. instans) pressing, urgent, lit. standing near (see INSTANT (Cf. instant) (n.)). Meaning now, present is from 1540s, and led to the use of the word… …

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  • 38instant — /ˈɪnstənt / (say instuhnt) noun 1. an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: not an instant too soon. 2. the point of time now present, or present with reference to some action or event. 3. a particular moment: at the instant of… …

  • 39Instant — L instant désigne le plus petit élément constitutif du temps. L instant n est pas intervalle de temps. Il ne peut donc être considéré comme une durée. Il désigne dans la conception subjective du temps un moment très bref ; par exagération,… …

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  • 40INSTANT- — {{upper}}INSTANT {{/upper}} 1. {{001f}}kao prvi dio riječi znači da što ima takav sastav ili da je izrađeno u takvoj tehnološkoj pripremi da se može prirediti brže nego što se to radi na uobičajen, tradicionalan način [instant kava, instant… …

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