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# momentary

adjective (momentary, more momentary)

«momentary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Momentary means lasting only a very short time, just a moment long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentary/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a momentary pause, flash or silence, which passes at once

### Examples

- There was a momentary silence in the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentary/#x1)
- I saw a momentary flash of light in the trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentary/#x2)
- The pain was momentary; it soon went away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentary/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «momentary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/momentary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«momentary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/momentary.html) on Mova free.