Associations to the word «Moment»

MOMENT, noun. A brief, unspecified amount of time.

MOMENT, noun. The smallest portion of time; an instant.

MOMENT, noun. Weight or importance.

MOMENT, noun. (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.

MOMENT, noun. (historical) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

MOMENT, noun. (informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.

MOMENT, noun. (colloquial) A fit, a short-duration tantrum, a hissy.

MOMENT, noun. (math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.

MOMENT ARM, noun. (physics) The perpendicular distance from a pivot to a point undergoing torque

MOMENT IN THE SUN, noun. (idiomatic) A brief instance in which an otherwise obscure, unremarkable, or humble person draws attention.

MOMENT OF FORCE, noun. (physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. The moment is equal to the magnitude of the force multiplied by the perpendicular distance between its line of action and the axis of rotation.

MOMENT OF INERTIA, noun. (physics) A measure of a body's resistance to a change in its angular rotation velocity

MOMENT OF INERTIA, noun. (engineering) A measure of a body's resistance to bending; second moment of inertia; second moment of area.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, noun. A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, noun. A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.

MOMENT OF TRUTH, noun. (idiomatic) A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.

MOMENT, noun. A particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began".

MOMENT, noun. An indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit".

MOMENT, noun. At this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment".

MOMENT, noun. Having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence".

MOMENT, noun. A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force).

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