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мгновение — meaning in English

mgnoveniye

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English meaning

  • flicker verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
  • heartbeat noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
  • instant adj Happening right away, with no delay.
  • jiff noun A very short amount of time; a moment.
  • jiffy noun A very short, unspecified length of time.
  • moment noun A very short period of time, or a particular point in time.
  • tick noun A small blood-feeding arachnid that attaches to the skin of animals and humans.

Senses

мгновение is used for these senses in English:

  • blink of an eye (idiom) A moment (a very short period of time).
  • flicker (figurative) A short moment.
  • heartbeat A very short space of time; an instant.
  • jiff (informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.
  • jiffy (colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]
  • moment (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
  • tick (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.

flicker — full definition

  1. verb To shine or burn unsteadily, with light that wavers.
  2. verb To appear and disappear briefly; to flutter.
  3. noun An unsteady, wavering flash of light.
  4. noun A type of small woodpecker.

heartbeat — full definition

  1. noun A single pulse of the heart, or the steady rhythm of the heart pumping.
  2. noun A very brief moment in time.
  3. noun A repeating signal sent by a computer system to show it is still running properly.

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