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moment
[moh-muhnt]
noun
an indefinitely short period of time; instant.
I'll be with you in a moment.
Synonyms: , , , ,Usually the moment the present time or any other particular time.
He is busy at the moment.
a definite period or stage, as in a course of events; juncture.
at this moment in history.
importance or consequence.
a decision of great moment.
Synonyms: , , ,a particular time or period of success, excellence, fame, etc..
His big moment came in the final game.
Statistics.the mean or expected value of the product formed by multiplying together a set of one or more variates or variables each to a specified power.
Philosophy.
an aspect of a thing.
Obsolete.an essential or constituent factor.
Mechanics.
a tendency to produce motion, especially about an axis.
the product of a physical quantity and its directed distance from an axis.
moment of area; moment of mass.
moment
/ ˈəʊəԳ /
noun
a short indefinite period of time
he'll be here in a moment
a specific instant or point in time
at that moment the doorbell rang
the present point of time
at the moment it's fine
import, significance, or value
a man of moment
physics
a tendency to produce motion, esp rotation about a point or axis
the product of a physical quantity, such as force or mass, and its distance from a fixed reference point See also moment of inertia
statistics the mean of a specified power of the deviations of all the values of a variable in its frequency distribution. The power of the deviations indicates the order of the moment and the deviations may be from the origin (giving a moment about the origin ) or from the mean (giving a moment about the mean )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of moment1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Their brief hello turns into a moment to recall everything that has gone wrong, and just how quickly it all went to sh*t.
Hosting a women's event for the first time since 1973 is a moment many feel has been "a long time coming".
"At the moment, he'll be disappointed with the returns," added the Aussie coach.
"Our approach very much at the moment is working with those and working as closely and quickly as we can to make the progress that we want to see in Grangemouth."
"We are not anywhere near that stage at the moment," the chancellor said.
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