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moment

UK
/ˈməʊ.mənt/
US
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/

Translations

momentnoun
moments
pl
UK
/ˈməʊ.mənt/
US
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
She captured the moment with her camera.
Она запечатлела момент на свою камеру.
In a moment, everything changed.
В одно мгновение всё изменилось.
Can you spare a moment to talk?
Можешь уделить минутку, чтобы поговорить?
Additional translations
секунда
миг
Synonyms
instant
minute
second
juncture
point
time
occasion
event
phase
period
momentadjective
more moment
Comp.
most moment
Super.
UK
/ˈməʊ.mənt/
US
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
Used attributively in technical compound terms (e.g. "moment arm", "moment diagram").
Synonyms
important
significant
consequential
weighty
notable
crucial
critical
substantial
meaningful

Definitions

momentnoun
A very brief period of time.
I'll be with you in a moment.
An exact point in time.
The moment he arrived, the party started.
A particular stage in a process or activity.
This is a critical moment in the negotiations.
A time of significance or importance.
Winning the award was a proud moment for her.
In physics and engineering, the product of a physical quantity (such as force or mass) and its perpendicular distance from a reference point, representing its tendency to cause rotation.
The engineer calculated the bending moment produced by the load on the beam.
Great importance or consequence.
The decision is of considerable moment for the entire organization.
In mathematics and statistics, the expected value of a specified power of the deviations of a random variable from a reference point.
The variance is the second central moment of the distribution.
momentadjective
Relating to or involving a moment, especially rotational force.
The engineer prepared a moment diagram to illustrate the bending moments along the beam.
Important; significant; momentous (archaic).
Their moment decision changed the course of events.
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