English

Adjective

momentaneous ‎(not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that takes place at a specific point in time.
2. (archaic) momentary
   • 1827, John Claridge, The Shepherd of Banbury's Rules to Judge of the Changes of the Weather, Grounded on Forty Years' Experience:

     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.