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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Moment \Mo"ment\, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum
     movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See Move, and
     cf. Momentum, Movement.]
     1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as,
        at that very moment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. --1 Cor.
                                                    xv. 52.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Impulsive power; force; momentum.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The moments or quantities of motion in bodies.
                                                    --Berkley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Touch, with lightest moment of impulse,
              His free will.                        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight
        or value; consideration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Matters of great moment.              --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less
              moment and consequence of us than the others.
                                                    --Bentley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or
        consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Math.) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an
        increment or decrement. [Obs.]
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     6. (Mech.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce
        motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Moment of a couple (Mech.), the product of either of its
        forces into the perpendicular distance between them.
  
     Moment of a force. (Mech.)
        (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity
            of the force into the perpendicular distance from the
            point to the line of direction of the force.
        (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component
            of the force which is perpendicular to the plane
            passing through the line and the point of application
            of the force, into the shortest distance between the
            line and this point.
        (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force,
            the product of the force into the perpendicular
            distance of its point of application from the plane.
            
  
     Moment of inertia, of a rotating body, the sum of the mass
        of each particle of matter of the body into the square of
        its distance from the axis of rotation; -- called also
        moment of rotation and moment of the mass.
  
     Statical moment, the product of a force into its leverage;
        the same as moment of a force with respect to a point,
        line, etc.
  
     Virtual moment. See under Virtual.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value;
          consideration; signification; avail.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Moment \Mo"ment\, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum
     movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See Move, and
     cf. Momentum, Movement.]
     1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as,
        at thet very moment.
  
              In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. --1 Cor.
                                                    xv. 52.
  
     2. Impulsive power; force; momentum.
  
              The moments or quantities of motion in bodies.
                                                    --Berkley.
  
              Touch, with lightest moment of impulse, His free
              will.                                 --Milton.
  
     3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight
        or value; consideration.
  
              Matters of great moment.              --Shak.
  
              It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less
              moment and consequence of us than the others.
                                                    --Bentley.
  
     4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or
        consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
  
     5. (Math.) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an
        increment or decrement. [Obs.]
  
     6. (Mech.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce
        motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.
  
     Moment of a couple (Mech.), the product of either of its
        forces into the perpendicular distance between them.
  
     Moment of a force. (Mech.)
        (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity
            of the force into the perpendicular distance from the
            point to the line of direction of the force.
        (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component
            of the force which is perpendicular to the plane
            passing through the line and the point of application
            of the force, into the shortest distance between the
            line and this point.
        (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force,
            the product of the force into the perpendicular
            distance of its point of application from the plane.
            
  
     Moment of inertia, of a rotating body, the sum of the mass
        of each particle of matter of the body into the square of
        its distance from the axis of rotation; -- called also
        moment of rotation and moment of the mass.
  
     Statical moment, the product of a force into its leverage;
        the same as moment of a force with respect to a point,
        line, etc.
  
     Virtual moment. See under Virtual.
  
     Syn: Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value;
          consideration; signification; avail.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  moment
       n 1: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party
            began" [syn: minute, second, instant]
       2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only
          takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: minute, second,
           bit]
       3: at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now";
          "she is studying at the moment" [syn: here and now, present
          moment]
       4: having important effects or influence; "decisions of great
          consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is
          of more moment that security" [syn: consequence, import]
          [ant: inconsequence]
       5: the moment of a couple is the product of its force and the
          distance between its opposing forces
       6: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of
          the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     Γαλλικά n.
     η στιγμή
     Πολωνικά n.
     η στιγμή

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     Γερμανικά n.
     η στιγμή (το λεπτό)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     Czech n.
     (l en moment) (gloss: specific instant or time)
     Dutch n.
     1 #English (very brief period of time)
     2 (lb nl physics) moment of force, (l en moment)
     Friulian n.
     (l en moment), instant
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     1 (l en element), (l en variable), contributing factor or
  circumstance
     2 (''physics'') (l en moment of force)
     Polish interj.
     (lb pl colloquial) wait a minute, wait a moment, wait a second (ng:
  (used when the speaker expects to refrain from speaking or acting for a
  short time))
     Polish n.
     1 (lb pl physics) (l en moment)
     2 (l en moment) (gl: short period of time)
     Swedish n.
     1 n a step in a process
     2 n an independent part of some (abstract) whole; an element, a
  factor
     3 n (lb sv physics) (l en moment)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     n.
     A brief, unspecified amount of time.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     Czech n.
     (l en moment) (gloss: specific instant or time)
     Dutch n.
     1 #English (very brief period of time)
     2 (lb nl physics) moment of force, (l en moment)
     n.
     A brief, unspecified amount of time.
     Polish interj.
     (lb pl colloquial) wait a minute, wait a moment, wait a second (ng:
  (used when the speaker expects to refrain from speaking or acting for a
  short time))
     Polish n.
     1 (lb pl physics) (l en moment)
     2 (l en moment) (gl: short period of time)
     Swedish n.
     1 n a step in a process
     2 n an independent part of some (abstract) whole; an element, a
  factor
     3 n (lb sv physics) (l en moment)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     Czech n.
     (l en moment) (gloss: specific instant or time)
     Dutch n.
     1 #English (very brief period of time)
     2 (lb nl physics) moment of force, (l en moment)
     n.
     A brief, unspecified amount of time.
     Polish interj.
     (lb pl colloquial) wait a minute, wait a moment, wait a second (ng:
  (used when the speaker expects to refrain from speaking or acting for a
  short time))
     Polish n.
     1 (lb pl physics) (l en moment)
     2 (l en moment) (gl: short period of time)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     Hollanti n.
     hetki
     Ranska n.
     hetki
     Ruotsi n.
     1 vaihe, hetki, osa
     2 (yhteys oikeustiede k=sv) momentti
     3 (yhteys fysiikka k=sv) momentti

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     Saksa n.
     hetki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     n.
     1 avsnitt av en arbetsrutin eller liknande; arbetsmoment
     2 avsnitt av en tävling; tävlingsmoment
     3 (tagg: finlandssvenska) del av en lagparagraf ''(motsvaras av
  stycke i Sverige)''
     4 (tagg: fysik) storhet som uppstår när en kraft verkar på en viss
  punkt
     5 ögonblick

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Moment
     Tyska n.
     1 ögonblick, stund
     2 (tagg fysik matematik språk=de) moment

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  moment
     n.
     1 avsnitt av en arbetsrutin eller liknande; arbetsmoment
     2 avsnitt av en tävling; tävlingsmoment
     3 (tagg: finlandssvenska) del av en lagparagraf ''(motsvaras av
  stycke i Sverige)''
     4 (tagg: fysik) storhet som uppstår när en kraft verkar på en viss
  punkt
     5 ögonblick

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  moment /mˈɔmɛnt/ 
  moment  (physics)

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  [[моме́нт]] на [[си́ла]] 2.
  sehr kurz andauernde Zeitspanne
   3.
  Zeitpunkt

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  [[моме́нт]] на [[си́ла]] 2.
  ein Umstand oder ein Ereignis, das eine Handlung hervorruft oder entscheidend beeinflusst
   3.
  tangential um einen Kreismittelpunkt wirkende Kraft multipliziert mit der Länge des Hebelarms

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Moment /moːmˈɛnt/ 
  moment 
        "im letzten Moment"  - at the last moment
        "im ersten Moment"  - for a moment (I thought)
     Synonym: Augenblick
  
   see: Augenblicke, Momente, in allerletzter Minute, einen Augenblick

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Moment /moːmˈɛnt/ 
  instant , jiffy , split second , shake  [coll.]
     Synonym: Augenblick
  
   see: im Augenblick, im Nu

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Moment /moːmˈɛnt/ 
   [phys.]  [techn.] turning moment , torsional moment , torque 
     Synonyms: Drehmoment, Kraftmoment, Torsionsmoment
  
   see: Drehmomente, Kraftmomente, Torsionsmomente, Momente, Anfahrdrehmoment, Anfahrtsdrehmoment, Anfahrmoment, Anlaufmoment, Antriebsdrehmoment, Antriebsmoment, Motorendrehmoment, Anziehdrehmoment, Anzugsmoment, Betätigungsdrehmoment, Betätigungsmoment, Drehkraft, Kupplungsdrehmoment, Kupplungsmoment, Losbrechdrehmoment, Losbrechmoment, Losbrechkraft, Messmoment

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Moment /moːmˈɛnt/ 
   [math.]  [statist.]  [phys.] momentum , moment 
        "Moment einer Kraft"  - moment of a force
        "Moment eines Kräftepaars"  - moment of a couple
   see: Momente, statisches Moment, absolute Momente

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Moment /moːmˈɛnt/ 
  point pt,  /pˌeːtˈeː/
     Synonyms: Punkt, Stelle, Platz
  
   see: Punkte, Stellen, Plätze, Momente, der Hauptpunkt, das Wesentliche, bis zu einem gewissen Grade, springender Punkt, wunder Punkt, Wir alle erleben irgendwann einmal Angst., Jede Frau bekommt früher oder später Zellulitis.

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  hetki, momentti 2.
  ein Umstand oder ein Ereignis, das eine Handlung hervorruft oder entscheidend beeinflusst
   3.
  tangential um einen Kreismittelpunkt wirkende Kraft multipliziert mit der Länge des Hebelarms

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  attendre, escousse, espèrer, secousse, un instant, un moment
  ein Ausruf mit der Bitte kurz zu warten, sich kurz zu gedulden

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  1. moment, instant
  sehr kurz andauernde Zeitspanne
  2. moment
  Zeitpunkt

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  1. facteur
  ein Umstand oder ein Ereignis, das eine Handlung hervorruft oder entscheidend beeinflusst
  2. moment 2.
  tangential um einen Kreismittelpunkt wirkende Kraft multipliziert mit der Länge des Hebelarms
   3.
  charakteristische Eigenschaft einer Zufallsvariablen und deren Verteilung

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  saat 2.
  sehr kurz andauernde Zeitspanne
   3.
  Zeitpunkt

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Moment /moˈmɛnt/ 
  saat 2.
  ein Umstand oder ein Ereignis, das eine Handlung hervorruft oder entscheidend beeinflusst
   3.
  tangential um einen Kreismittelpunkt wirkende Kraft multipliziert mit der Länge des Hebelarms