See also Moment
English[]
Etymology[]
From Old French moment, from Latin momentum.
Pronunciation[]
- (RP) IPA: /'məʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"m@Um@nt/
- (GenAm) IPA: /'moʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"moUm@nt/
Audio (US) noicon (file) - Hyphenation: mo‧ment
Noun[]
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Moment ({{{1}}})
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.
- The smallest portion of time; an instant.
- Weight or importance.
- 1597, Wm. Shakespeare, Richard III, 3,7,67:
- In deep designs, in matter of great moment, / No less importing than our general good.
- 1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Second Stain’ (Norton 2005, p.1192)
- The document in question is of such immense importance that its publication might very easily – I might almost say probably – lead to European complications of the utmost moment.
- 1597, Wm. Shakespeare, Richard III, 3,7,67:
- Template:Physics The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.
- Template:Historical A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
- (informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
- (colloquial) A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy.
Synonyms[]
- (physics): moment of force
Derived terms[]
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Related terms[]
- torque
References[]
- 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, v 3 p 3174. ("The smallest portion of time; an instant." is a direct quote from this Dictionary.)
Translations[]
very brief period of time
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moment in time
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moment of force
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Anagrams[]
- emmnot,
- montem
Catalan[]
Etymology[]
Latin momentum
Noun[]
Moment m. (plural Moments)
- moment (specific instant or time)
- Template:... el català, malgrat tot, viu un moment de glòria efímera durant els darrers anys del segle XVIII i primers del XIX.
- Catalan, in spite of everything, had a moment of glory for the last years of the 18th Century and the first ones of the 19th.
- Template:... el català, malgrat tot, viu un moment de glòria efímera durant els darrers anys del segle XVIII i primers del XIX.
Dutch[]
Etymology[]
Latin momentum
Pronunciation[]
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Noun[]
Moment n. (plural Momenten, diminutive Momentje, diminutive plural Momentjes)
- moment (very brief period of time)
French[]
Etymology[]
From Latin momentum
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Moment m. (plural Moments)
- moment (short period of time)
- a while
- Ça fait un moment que je l'attends - I've been waiting for him for a while
Derived terms[]
- pour le moment
- au moment où
See also[]
- instant
Romanian[]
Etymology[]
Latin momentum
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: [mo'ment]
Noun[]
Moment n. (plural momente)
- moment [Clarification of this translation from Romanian is requested]
Declension[]
declension of Moment
singular | plural | |||
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gender n. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
Nominative/Accusative | un Moment | momentul | nişte momente | momentele |
Genitive/Dative | unui Moment | momentului | unor momente | momentelor |
Vocative | — | — | — | — |
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