moment

Meaning of moment

noun
  1. A brief, unspecified amount of time.
    Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.
  2. The smallest portion of time; an instant.
  3. Weight or importance.
  4. The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.
  5. (unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
  6. A petit mal episode; such a spell.
  7. A fit; a brief tantrum.
  8. An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
  9. A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
    If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia.

Information about moment

Hyphenation of moment

mo-ment

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • moment is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

moment synonyms

Meaning minute:

minute, second, instant, bit

Meaning consequence:

consequence, import

Meaning :

stound, trice

Translation of moment

Anagrams of moment

montem

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