mo·ment (m  m nt)n. 1. A brief, indefinite interval of time. 2. A specific point in time, especially the present time: He is not here at the moment. 3. A particular period of importance, influence, or significance in a series of events or developments: a great moment in history; waiting for her big moment. 4. Outstanding significance or value; importance: a discovery of great moment. 5. A brief period of time that is characterized by a quality, such as excellence, suitability, or distinction: a lackluster performance that nevertheless had its moments. 6. Philosophy a. An essential or constituent element, as of a complex idea. b. A phase or an aspect of a logically developing process. 7. Abbr. M Physics a. The product of a quantity and its perpendicular distance from a reference point. b. The tendency to cause rotation about a point or an axis. 8. Statistics The expected value of a positive integral power of a random variable. The first moment is the mean of the distribution. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin m mentum, from *movimentum; see momentum.]Synonyms: moment, instant, minute1, second1, jiffy, flash These nouns denote a brief interval of time. A moment is an indeterminately short but significant period: I'll be with you in a moment. Instant is a period of time almost too brief to detect; it implies haste: He hesitated for just an instant. Minute is often interchangable with moment and second with instant: The alarm will ring any minute. I'll be back in a second. Jiffy and flash usually combine with in a; in a jiffy means in a short space of time, while in a flash suggests the almost imperceptible duration of a flash of light: "He was on his stool in a jiffy, driving away with his pen" (Charles Dickens). She finished the job in a flash. See Also Synonyms at importance. |
moment
Noun
1. a short period of time
2. a specific instant or point in time: at that moment the phone rang
3. the moment the present point of time: for the moment he is out of prison
4. importance, significance, or value: a matter of greatest moment
5. Physics
a. a tendency to produce motion, esp. rotation about a point or axis
b. the product of a physical quantity, such as force or mass, and its distance from a fixed reference point [Latin momentum movement]
In air transport, the weight of a load multiplied by its distance from a reference point in the aircraft.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  moment - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" eleventh hour, last minute - the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules" 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; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go" psychological moment - the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect |
| 2. |  moment - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"time - an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" instant, jiffy, New York minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" | |
| 3. | moment - at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" | |
| 4. | moment - having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" matter - (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" hell to pay - dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay" | |
| 5. | moment - a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" moment of inertia - the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration moment of a couple - given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them dipole moment - the moment of a dipole | |
| 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 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 statistic - a datum that can be represented numerically 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; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value |
moment
noun 1. instant, second, minute, flash, shake (informal) tick Brit. (informal) no time, twinkling, split second, jiffy (informal) trice, two shakes (informal) two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal) bat of an eye (informal)
noun 3. importance, concern, value, worth, weight, import, consequence, substance, significance, gravity, seriousness, weightiness
Translations
moment [ˈməumənt] n → moment m, instant m (= importance); importance f;
at the moment → en ce moment;
"one moment please" (Tel) → "ne quittez pas"
moment [ˈməumənt] n → Moment m, Augenblick m;
(importance) → Bedeutung f;
for a moment → (für) einen Moment or Augenblick;
at that moment → in diesem Moment or Augenblick;
at the moment → momentan;
for the moment → vorläufig;
in a moment → gleich;
n moment [ˈməumənt]
1 a very short space of time I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence. oomblik لَحْظَه، وَقت قَصير، دَقيقَه кратък отрязък от време okamžik øjeblik der Moment στιγμή momento, instante hetk زمان hetki moment, instant רֶגָע क्षण tren, časak pillanat saat augnablik momento 瞬間 잠깐 동안 akimirksnis, akimirka moments; brīdis seketika ogenblik øyeblikk moment momento moment, clipă момент; минута chvíľa, moment trenutek trenutak ögonblick ชั่วครู่ an 瞬間 момент; мить لمحہ chốc, lát 瞬间
2 a particular point in time At that moment, the telephone rang. oomblik لَحْظَه مُعَيَّنَه момент chvíle øjeblik der Augenblick στιγμή momento, instante hetk هنگام hetki moment, instant רֶגָע किसी क्षण taj tren időpont saat augnablik, andrá momento その時 그때, 특정 시기 momentas moments saat ogenblik øyeblikk chwila momento moment, clipă момент chvíľa trenutek trenutak tidpunkt, ögonblick ชั่วขณะ an 時刻 момент; мить کوئی خاص موقع thời điểm 时刻
adj momentary
lasting for only a moment a momentary feeling of fear. tydelike مُؤَقَّت моментен chvilkový flygtig momentan στιγμιαίος momentáneo hetkeline انی hetkellinen momentané לְרֶגָע क्षणिक trenutačan pillanatnyi sesaat augnabliks- momentaneo 瞬間の 순간의, 일시적인 akimirką trunkantis, momentalus momentāns; acumirklīgs sejenak kortstondig forbigående chwilowy momentâneo momentan, de moment кратковременный chvíľkový trenuten trenutni som varar ett ögonblick, tillfällig ชั่วขณะ bir anlık 傾刻的 моментальний, миттєвий آنی و فانی thoáng qua 倾刻的
adv momentarily [(American ) moumənˈte-]
momenteel مُؤَقَّتا моментно na okamžik; ihned flygtigt momentan προς στιγμήν momentáneamente silmapilkselt بطور انی hetkellisesti momentanément בְּעוֹד רֶגָע क्षणिक रूप से trenutno pillanatnyilag dalam sesaat í eitt augnablik momentaneamente 瞬間的に 잠시, 일시적으로 vieną akimirką, tuoj pat acumirklī sejenak kortstondig om litt, om et øyeblikk; for et øyeblikk chwilowo, nagle momentaneamente momentan на мгновение;мгновенно na okamih; okamžite trenutno trenutno för ett ögonblick, tillfälligt ชั่วขณะ bir an için 短暫地 моментально لمحہ بھر کو một cách thoáng qua 短暂地
adj moˈmentous [-ˈmen-]
of great importance a momentous event. gewigtig بالِغ الأهَمِّيَّه много важен důležitý betydningsfuld bedeutsam βαρυσήμαντος trascendental ülitähtis مهم merkittävä capital חָשׁוּב בְּיוֹתֵר आवश्यक, महत्वपूर्ण važan, znamenit nagy jelentőségű penting þÿðingarmikill, afdrifaríkur importantissimo 重大な 중대한, 중요한 įsimintinas, reikšmingas svarīgs, nozīmīgs penting zeer belangrijk avgjørende, meget viktig doniosły importante capital важнейший dôležitý pomemben značajan viktig, betydelsefull มีความหมายสำคัญมาก çok büyük 重大的 важливий بڑی اہمیت کا حامل trọng yếu 重大的
adv moˈmentously
gewigtig بأهَمِّيَّةٍ بالِغَه много важно významně betydningsfuldt bedeutsam βαρυσήμαντα de importancia tähtsalt با اهمیت merkityksellisesti de façon importante בְּחָשִיבוּת महत्वपूर्ण रूप से znamenito jelentősen secara penting á afdrifaríkan hátt in maniera importante ゆゆしく 중요하게 reikšmingai svarīgi, nozīmīgi dengan penting gewichtig avgjørende doniośle de importância (într-un mod) impresionant важно významne pomembno značajno viktigt, betydelsefullt อย่างมีความหมายสำคัญมาก önemli olarak 重大地 важливо عظيم انداز میں một cách trọng yếu 重大地
at the moment
at this particular time; now She's rather busy at the moment. op die oomblik في هذه اللحْظَه сега teď právě for øjeblikket im Augenblick αυτή τη στιγμή de momento, por ahora hetkel در یک لحظه tällä hetkellä en ce moment כַּרֶגָע अब, इस समय u tom trenu pillanatnyilag sekarang, pada waktu ini núna, þessa stundina, í augnablikinu al momento ちょうど今 현재, 지금 dabar, šiuo metu šobrīd, patlaban pada masa ini op het ogenblik for øyeblikket w tej chwili, obecnie neste momento pentru moment настоящее время в, в данную минуту práve teraz trenutno u ovom trenutku för ögonblicket, för tillfället ในขณะนี้ şu anda, şimdi 此刻 в данний момент اب ، اس دم vào thời điểm này 此刻
the moment (that)
exactly when I want to see him the moment he arrives. sodra حالَما، تماماً عندَما، في اللحْظَه моментът hned jak i det øjeblik genau dann (wenn) (αμέσως) μόλις en cuanto kohe kui در زمان heti kun dès que בַּרֶגָע तुरंत क्षणों में istog trena abban a pillanatban, amint tepat ketika um leið, strax (og) appena, quando ～するとすぐ 바로 ...할 때 kai tik tiklīdz; tai pašā brīdī sejurus zodra med én gang, øyeblikkelig natychmiast no momento em que din momentul (în care), imediat ce как только hneď ako takoj ko onog trenutka så snart [], med detsamma [] ตอนที่ ...-er ...-mez (hemen) 立刻, 馬上 в ту ж саму хвилину عین اسی وقت chỉ khi 目前
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