English dictionary
moment
nounPronunciation
ˈməʊmənt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- having important effects or influence
noun
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
noun
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
noun
- at this time
noun
- a particular point in time
noun
- an indefinitely short time
Example sentences
decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself
virtue is of more moment than security
that result is of no consequence
the disappointments of the here and now
she is studying at the moment
the moment he arrived the party began
wait just a moment
in a mo
it only takes a minute
in just a bit