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    Moment

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a particular point in time 2 | noun | an indefinitely short time 3 | noun | at this time 4 | noun | having important effects or influence 5 | noun | a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) 6 | noun | the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value (6 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    m'ohmuhnt (IPA: mˈoʊmənt)

    Hyphenation

    mo-ment (6 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1340 (High Middle ages) (686 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English | Old French | Latin | Spanish

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 414th most common (1 in 4673 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 286th most common (1 in 3509 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    moments

    Synonyms

    instant | minute | second | bit | mo | wee | here and now | present moment | consequence | import (total: 10)

    Antonyms

    triviality | unimportance

    Narrower terms

    climax | culmination | eleventh hour | last minute | moment of truth | pinpoint | psychological moment | time | blink of an eye | flash | heartbeat | instant | jiffy | New York minute | split second | ... (total: 24)

    Broader terms

    point | point in time | time | nowadays | present | significance | force | statistic (total: 8)

    Rhymes

    (none among common words)

    Lexically close words

    foment | momenta

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    electric dipole moment | first moment | for the moment | magnetic dipole moment | magnetic moment | moment magnitude scale | moment of a magnet | on the spur of the moment | Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient | present moment | ... (total: 13)

    Other notable uses

    Moment (US population: 610 people, black: 84%)

    The Reckless Moment | Moment by Moment

    moment.com | moment.net | moment.org | moment.info | moment.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    "Not a _____ too soon" | "One ___, please" | Instant | Jiffy | Significance | Tick of time (total: 6) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

    Texting form

    mo

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?66-6368