moment

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 References 1.3.5 Translations 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Derived terms 4.4 See also 5 Romanian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Declension

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French moment, from Latin momentum.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /'məʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"m@Um@nt/
• (GenAm) IPA: /'moʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"moUm@nt/
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• Hyphenation: mo‧ment

[edit] Noun

moment (plural moments)

1. A brief, unspecified amount of time.

   Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.

2. The smallest portion of time; an instant.
3. 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.

4. (physics, mechanics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.
5. (historical) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
6. (informal) A petit mal, a spell.
7. (colloquial) A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy.

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• (physics): moment of force

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at a moment's notice at the moment at this moment in time blonde moment branding moment dipole moment driveway moment eureka moment London moment magnetic moment moist moment momentarily momentary

moment of force moment of inertia moment of silence moment of truth on the spur of the moment polar moment of inertia second moment of area second moment of inertia senior moment seismic moment single-minded branding moment spur-of-the-moment spur of the moment tumbleweed moment

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Wikipedia

• torque

[edit] 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.)

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[edit] Catalan

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Latin momentum

[edit] Noun

moment m. (plural moments)

1. moment [Clarification of this translation from Catalan is requested]

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

Latin momentum

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[edit] Noun

moment n.

1. moment (very brief period of time)

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin momentum.

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[edit] Noun

moment m. (plural moments)

1. moment [Clarification of this translation from French is requested]

[edit] Derived terms

• au moment où

[edit] See also

• instant

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Latin momentum

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [mo'ment]

[edit] Noun

moment n. (plural momente)

1. moment [Clarification of this translation from Romanian is requested]

[edit] Declension