Momentaneous \Mo`men*ta"ne*ous\, Momentany \Mo"men*ta*ny\, a. [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentan['e].] Momentary. [Obs.] --Hooker. ``Momentany as a sound.'' --Shak.
momentaneous 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}, {momentary}]