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1. (n.) moment
an indefinitely short period of time; instant.
2. moment
the present time or any other particular time (usu. prec. by the):
He is busy at the moment.
3. moment
a definite period or stage, as in a course of events:
at that moment in history Rome was a republic.
4. moment
importance or consequence:
a decision of great moment.
5. moment
a time or period of success, excellence, satisfaction, etc.:
My job has its moments.
6. moment
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.
7. moment
Mech.
8. moment
a tendency to produce motion, esp. about an axis.
9. moment
the product of a physical quantity and its directed distance from an axis.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L mōmentum motion, cause of motion, hence, influence, essential factor, moment of time =mō- (var. s. of movēre to move ) +-mentum -ment)
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| Definition of 'moment' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) moment, minute, second, instant
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
2. (noun) moment, mo, minute, second, bit
an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
3. (noun) here and now, present moment, moment
at this time
"the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"
4. (noun) consequence, import, moment
having important effects or influence
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
5. (noun) moment
a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
6. (noun) moment
the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
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1. (noun) moment
a small amount of time
Several moments went by before we realized what had happened.; For a moment I thought he was joking.
2. moment
just/wait a moment
indicates you want sb to wait a little
I can help you with that in just a moment.
3. moment
a particular point in time
Just at that moment the door opened.; I loved him from the moment I met him.
4. moment
any moment (now)
soon
She'll be here any moment now.
5. moment
at the moment
at the present time
We have no vacancies at the moment.
6. moment
the moment (that)
as soon as, immediately after
They left the moment they realized he wasn't coming.
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| Definition of 'moment' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) moment
a minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment
2. (noun) moment
impulsive power; force; momentum
3. (noun) moment
importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration
4. (noun) moment
an essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance
5. (noun) moment
an infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement
6. (noun) moment
tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis
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| Definition of 'moment' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. moment
When a force is applied so as to tend to produce rotation around a point, the product of the force by the shortest distance from the point of rotation to the extension of the line of the force. Such distance is the perpendicular to the extension of the line through the point of rotation.
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| Definition of 'moment' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. moment
In air transport, the weight of a load multiplied by its distance from a reference point in the aircraft.
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Sense: a very short space of time
I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.
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 Afrikaans: oomblik |
 Arabic: لَحْظَه، وَقت قَصير، دَقي |
 Bulgarian: кратък отрязък от време |
 Brazilian: momento |
 Czech: okamžik |
 German: der Moment |
 Danish: øjeblik |
 Greek: στιγμή |
 Spanish: momento, instante |
 Estonian: hetk |
 Farsi: زمان |
 Finnish: hetki |
 French: moment, instant |
 Hebrew: רֶגָע |
 Hindi: क्षण |
 Croatian: tren,časak |
 Hungarian: pillanat |
 Indonesian: saat |
 Icelandic: augnablik |
 Italian: momento |
 Japanese: 瞬間 |
 Korean: 찰나 |
 Lithuanian: akimirksnis, akimirka |
 Latvian: moments; brīdis |
 Malay: seketika |
 Dutch: ogenblik |
 Norwegian: øyeblikk |
 Polish: moment |
 Persian: زمان |
 Pashto: وخت |
 Portuguese: momento |
 Romanian: moment, clipă |
 Russian: момент; минута |
 Slovak: chvíľa, moment |
 Slovenian: trenutek |
 Serbian: trenutak |
 Swedish: ögonblick |
 Thai: ชั่วครู่ |
 Turkish: an |
 Taiwanese: 片刻 |
 Ukrainian: момент; мить |
 Urdu: لمحہ |
 Vietnamese: chốc, lát |
 Chinese: 片刻，瞬间 |
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