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Moment

noun

A particular point in time. Synonyms: instant, minute, second.

An indefinitely short time. Synonyms: bit, minute, mo, second. "In a mo" , "It only takes a minute" , "In just a bit"

At this time. Synonyms: here and now, present moment. "She is studying at the moment"

Having important effects or influence. Synonyms: consequence, import. "Virtue is of more moment than security" , "That result is of no consequence"

A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force).

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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"Moment" Quotes from Famous Books

... A moment later and two ponies were reined up in the circle of fire-light. As Charley recognized one less robust than himself, he gave a shout of delight and with a rush dragged him from his saddle in an affectionate embrace, while ...

— The Boy Chums in the Forest - or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades • Wilmer M. Ely

... is, the more subtle and difficult are the ways of sin, as it seeks to enter and to master his life. There are many temptations that never face us, and never give us a chance of facing them. They follow us. We can hear their light footfall and their soft whisperings, but the moment we turn round upon them they vanish. If they disappeared for good, they would be the easiest to deal with of all the ill things that beset our lives. But they do not. The moment we relax our bold, stern search for the ...

— The Threshold Grace • Percy C. Ainsworth

... a dim, violet cloud hanging horizontally over him. It was in shape like a human form; his own form. At that moment a great tremor, a sort of convulsive thrill, passed through him as he lay, jarring every nerve, and awaking him, at that supreme crisis, to the existence of his body. A sense of confusion followed; ...

— Austin and His Friends • Frederic H. Balfour

... did. From early morning until dark they worked, hardly stopping long enough for meals. But it was truly some dam when they got through. Then came the big moment for which they had laboured and endured: they closed the small outlet protected by several sections of terra-cotta pipe at the base—and ...

— "Say Fellows--" - Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues • Wade C. Smith

... must be full of people. Now single shrill trumpet notes echoed from afar amid the trombones and the dull roll of the drums, the noise increasing every moment. From a large, old beech tree close to the wall, into which a dozen lads had climbed, she already saw handkerchiefs waving and heard the ...

— Uarda • Georg Ebers

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