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Definition: Meaning of, moment in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈməʊm(ə)nt /

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Singular Plural
moment moments
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  1. point in time a particular point in time
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  2. short time a very short period of time
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  3. at the moment British English especially spoken , American English formal now
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  4. for the moment used to say that something is happening or is true now but will probably change in the future
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  5. the moment (that) somebody does something as soon as someone does something
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  6. the last moment if you do something at the last moment or if something happens at the last moment, it happens at the last possible time
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  7. (at) any moment extremely soon
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  8. opportunity [usually singular] a particular time when you have a chance to do something
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  9. moment of madness/weakness/panic etc a short period of time when you do not feel or behave as normal and often do or say something which you later wish you had not done or said
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  10. one moment ... the next/from one moment to the next used to say that a situation changes very suddenly, often in a way which you do not expect or cannot explain
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  11. not believe/think/do something for a/one moment especially spoken used to say that you did not believe, expect etc something at all
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  12. of the moment the person, idea, word etc of the moment is the one that is most important or popular at the present time
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  13. have its/your moments to have periods of being good or interesting
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  14. not a moment too soon almost too late
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  15. the moment of truth the time when you will find out if something will work properly, be successful etc
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  16. of great moment old-fashioned important
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moment used in phrases

  • Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (noun)
    1. statistics the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related
  • dipole moment (noun)
    1. the moment of a dipole
  • electric dipole moment (noun)
    1. the dipole moment in an electric dipole
  • first moment (noun)
    1. statistics the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
  • for the moment (adverb)
    1. temporarily
  • magnetic dipole moment (noun)
    1. physics a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole
  • magnetic moment (noun)
    1. the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
  • moment magnitude scale (noun)
    1. a successor to the Richter scale geology a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake
  • moment of a couple (noun)
    1. given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them
  • moment of a magnet (noun)
    1. the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field
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