| NOUN | time | moment, minute, second, instant | a particular point in time |
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| time | moment, mo, minute, second, bit | an indefinitely short time | |
| time | moment, here and now, present moment | at this time | |
| attribute | moment, consequence, import | having important effects or influence | |
| phenomenon | moment | a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) | |
| cognition | 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 ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A particular point in time. | |
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| Example | "the moment he arrived the party began" | |
| Synonyms | minute, second, instant | |
| Narrower | climax, culmination | The decisive moment in a novel or play |
| eleventh hour, last minute | The latest possible moment | |
| moment of truth | A crucial moment on which much depends | |
| moment of truth | The moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull | |
| pinpoint | A very brief moment | |
| psychological moment | The most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect | |
| time | A suitable moment | |
| Broader | point, point in time | An instant of time |
| Spanish | instante, minuto, momento | |
| Catalan | instant, moment | |
| Meaning | An indefinitely short time. | |
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| Example | "wait just a moment" | |
| Synonyms | mo, minute, second, bit | |
| Narrower | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute | A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) |
| Broader | time | An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) |
| Spanish | instante, minuto, momento, segundo | |
| Catalan | instant, minut, moment, segon | |
| Adjectives | momentaneous, momentary | lasting for a markedly brief time |
| Meaning | At this time. | |
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| Example | "she is studying at the moment" | |
| Synonyms | here and now, present moment | |
| Broader | present, nowadays | The period of time that is happening now |
| Spanish | momento | |
| Catalan | moment | |
| Meaning | Having important effects or influence. | |
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| Example | "virtue is of more moment than security" | |
| Synonyms | consequence, import | |
| Narrower | hell to pay | dire consequences |
| matter | (used with negation) having consequence | |
| Broader | significance | The quality of being significant / significant / significant |
| Opposite | inconsequence | Having no important effects or influence |
| Spanish | consecuencia, importancia, repercusión, transcendencia, trascendencia | |
| Catalan | conseqüència, importància, repercussió, transcendència | |
| Adjectives | momentous | of very great significance |
| Meaning | A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force). | |
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| Narrower | dipole moment | The moment of a dipole |
| moment of a couple | given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them | |
| moment of inertia | The tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration | |
| Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
| 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 | A branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters |
| Narrower | second moment | The expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin |
| variance | The second moment around the mean | |
| Broader | statistic | A datum that can be represented numerically |
| Catalan | moment | |
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