moment

Definitions of moment in various dictionaries:

noun - a particular point in time

noun - an indefinitely short time

noun - at this time

noun - having important effects or influence

noun - a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

noun - the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

A brief, indefinite interval of time.

A specific point in time, especially the present time: He is not here at the moment.

A particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments: a great moment in history; waiting for her big moment.

Outstanding significance or value; importance: a discovery of great moment.

A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction: a lackluster performance that nevertheless had its moments.

Philosophy.

An essential or constituent element, as of a complex idea.

A phase or an aspect of a logically developing process.

M Physics.

The product of a quantity and its perpendicular distance from a reference point.

The tendency to cause rotation about a point or an axis.

These noun s denote a brief interval of time.

noun - a brief period of time