Hypertext Webster Gateway: "momentary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Momentary \Mo"men*ta*ry\, a. [L. momentarius. See {Moment}.]
Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very
short time; as, a momentary pang.
This momentary joy breeds months of pain. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
momentary
adj : lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
"fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn:
{fleeting}, {fugitive}, {momentaneous}]
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