Definition of moment

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Moment (n.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis..

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Momental :: Momental (a.) Of or pertaining to moment or momentum.
Momentary :: Momentary (a.) Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang..
Wink :: Wink (n.) The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a moment..
Momentum :: Momentum (n.) Essential element, or constituent element..
Ascendant :: Ascendant (n.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune..
Consequence :: Consequence (n.) Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.
Horoscope :: Horoscope (n.) The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment..
Impromptu :: Impromptu (n.) Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark..
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash..
Serein :: Serein (n.) A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear sky a few moments after sunset..
Impulsion :: Impulsion (n.) The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse..
Moment :: Moment (n.) Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration..
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old friend dropped in a moment..
Inch :: Inch (n.) A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment..
Point :: Point (n.) An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway..
Momentariness :: Momentariness (n.) The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Important; momentous; forcible.
Photodrome :: Photodrome (n.) An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction..
Suspensive :: Suspension (n.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf. Retardation..
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