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NOUN | 1 | moment, minute, second, instant | A particular point in time |
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2 | moment, minute, second, bit | An indefinitely short time | |
3 | moment, here and now, present moment | At this time | |
4 | moment, consequence, import | Having important effects or influence | |
5 | moment | The moment of a couple is the product of its force and the distance between its opposing forces | |
6 | moment | The n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value |
Sounds | mow'mahnt |
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Rhymes | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 654 more rhymes in ahnt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A particular point in time. |
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Examples | "the moment he arrived the party began" |
Synonyms | minute, second, instant |
Narrower | climax, culmination; eleventh hour, last minute; moment of truth; moment of truth; pinpoint; time; psychological moment |
Broader | point, point in time |
Meaning | An indefinitely short time. |
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Examples | "wait just a moment" |
Synonyms | minute, second, bit |
Narrower | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute |
Broader | time |
Meaning | At this time. |
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Examples | "she is studying at the moment" |
Synonyms | here and now, present moment |
Broader | present, nowadays |
Meaning | Having important effects or influence. |
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Examples | "virtue is of more moment that security" |
Synonyms | consequence, import |
Narrower | matter; hell to pay |
Broader | significance |
Contrary | inconsequence |
Meaning | The moment of a couple is the product of its force and the distance between its opposing forces. |
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Part of | couple |
Narrower | dipole moment |
Broader | force |
Meaning | The n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value. |
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Category | statistics |
Narrower | second moment; variance |
Broader | statistic |