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moment /mōˈmənt/ noun- A point of time
- A time so short that it may be considered as a point
- A very short time (informal abbrev mo)
- A second
- A precise instant
- The present, or the right, instant
- Moving cause or motive (Shakespeare)
- Importance, consequence
- An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity (mathematics; obsolete)
- A stage or turning point
- An element or factor (as in psychological moment, rightly used)
- A measure of turning effect (the moment of a force about a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular on its line of action from the point)
ORIGIN: L mōmentum, for movimentum, from movēre, mōtum to move momentānˈeous adjective - Momentary
- Instantaneous
moˈmentany adjective (Shakespeare) Momentary moˈmentarily (or /-terˈə-lē/) adverb - For a moment
- Every moment
- At any moment (N American)
moˈmentariness noun moˈmentary adjective - Lasting for a moment
- Short-lived
moˈmently adverb - Every moment
- For a moment
adjective- Occurring every moment
- Of a moment
momentous /-mentˈ/ adjective Of great consequence momentˈously adverb momentˈousness noun moment of inertia noun (physics) A quantity representing the resistance of a body to a force that causes it to rotate about its axis moment of truth noun - The climax of a bullfight
- A moment when, suddenly and dramatically, one is face to face with stark reality, often a testing moment (figurative)
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