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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 momentthe 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 )
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of moment1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with moment , also see at this point (moment) ; every minute (moment) counts ; for the moment ; have one's moments ; just a minute (moment) ; live for the moment ; never a dull moment ; not for a moment ; of the moment ; on the spur of the moment ; weak moment .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There will be a few other moments of visual awe — say, a limousine standing on its nose — but only that one shot aspires to beauty.
“We are actively working to ensure that city operations continue without disruption and that public trust remains strong throughout this difficult moment,” Hawkins said.
Hutchins wanted to get a camera angle of Baldwin, sitting on a pew inside a dusty wooden church, for a dramatic moment in the film.
Though it’s a comedy at its heart, the story has the bittersweet candor and moments of earnestness that one might expect from characters confronting their lives at middle age.
The working paper also suggested that the mark-up charged on pet cremations, sold to customers at a "vulnerable moment", might be capped.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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