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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Impulse :: Impulse (n.) The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force.
Glance :: Glance (v. i.) To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye; to snatch a momentary or hasty view..
Jiffy :: "Jiffy (n.) A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy..
Anticipation :: Anticipation (n.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord..
Flash :: Flash (n.) A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning..
Moment :: Moment (n.) Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration..
Concern :: Concern (n.) That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
Nick :: Nick (n.) A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Important; momentous; forcible.
Grimace :: Grimace (n.) A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face..
Minuteman :: Minuteman (n.) A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.
Dip :: Dip (n.) The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.
Equimomental :: Equimomental (a.) Having equal moments of inertia.
Impromptu :: Impromptu (n.) Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark..
Serein :: Serein (n.) A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear sky a few moments after sunset..
Momentary :: Momentary (a.) Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang..
Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..
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..
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..
Impulsive :: Impulsive (a.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; -- said of forces..
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