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MOMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having important effects or influence
Example:
that result is of no consequence
Synonyms:
consequence; import; moment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("moment" is a kind of...):
significance (the quality of being significant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moment"):
matter ((used with negation) having consequence)
hell to pay (dire consequences)
Derivation:
momentous (of very great significance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("moment" is a kind of...):
statistic (a datum that can be represented numerically)
Domain category:
statistics (a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moment"):
second moment (the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin)
variance (the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("moment" is a kind of...):
force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moment"):
moment of inertia (the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration)
moment of a couple (given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them)
dipole moment (the moment of a dipole)
Sense 4
Meaning:
At this time
Example:
she is studying at the moment
Synonyms:
here and now; moment; present moment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("moment" is a kind of...):
nowadays; present (the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A particular point in time
Example:
the moment he arrived the party began
Synonyms:
instant; minute; moment; second
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("moment" is a kind of...):
point; point in time (an instant of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moment"):
climax; culmination (the decisive moment in a novel or play)
eleventh hour; last minute (the latest possible moment)
moment of truth (a crucial moment on which much depends)
moment of truth (the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull)
pinpoint (a very brief moment)
time (a suitable moment)
psychological moment (the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An indefinitely short time
Example:
in just a bit
Synonyms:
bit; minute; mo; moment; second
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("moment" is a kind of...):
time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moment"):
blink of an eye; flash; heartbeat; instant; jiffy; New York minute; split second; trice; twinkling; wink (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat))
Derivation:
momentaneous; momentary (lasting for a markedly brief time)
Context examples:
She was still redder and more uncomfortable a moment after, when a sudden turn in the conversation introduced the subject of dress.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Unhappily you have crushed this fine specimen at the moment of satiation.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
From the moment he left the tent to when he entered it again, Buck would follow at his heels.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
I went up to him, after a moment of confusion, and said: “I beg your pardon, sir. I am very sorry for what I did, and I hope you will forgive me.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
And yet she may at the present moment be in danger of her life.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Will Hyde die upon the scaffold? or will he find courage to release himself at the last moment?
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He whipped out of sight in a moment, leaving Silver to arrange the party, and I fancy it was as well he did so.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
My uncle whispered for a few moments with the Prince of Wales.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“You see, she finds the ring, as I knew she would from the moment that your string twanged.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
At the moment, there no new antibiotics being developed to treat this disease.
(Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea, VOA)
