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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) (685 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

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)

Translations

Mandarin Chinese: | 時刻 (noun)
Hindi: | क्षण (noun)
Arabic: | لَحظَة (noun)
Spanish: | hora (general) | momento (general) | momento (period) | periquete (period) | instante (time) | momento (time)
French: | heure (general) | moment (general) | clin d'il (period) | instant (period) | seconde (period) | instant (time) | moment (time)

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

Scrabble score

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

Texting form

Phone keypad digits

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