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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement.

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moment (countable and uncountable, plural moments)

  1. A particular point, or relatively small region.
    1. A particular point of space; a spot.
      Synonyms: point, spot
      • 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread , chapter 7, third paragraph:
        ...over everything there lay a deposit of heavy white dust, which was only blown off one moment to thicken on another.
    2. A particular point of time; an instant.
      Synonyms: instant, minute; see also Thesaurus:point in time
      • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
        Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
      • 1976, Richard Duprey, Duel on the Wind , part 4, chapter 1:
        "You know, we all have our own lives to live. Now and then we get confused, we become weak and vulnerable. We have to look around for help. Sometimes we get lucky and there's someone who loves us to support us, to help us along. We have a right, being human, to those moments of weakness. We have a right to get confused and ask for help. [...] But when that help is offered and accepted, we don't have a right to remain confused forever, to keep those who help us standing by in a kind of limbo..."
  2. A brief, unspecified amount of time.
    Synonyms: stound, instant, trice; see also Thesaurus:moment
    Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.
  3. (figurative) Weight or importance.
    • c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii], line 67:
      In deep designs, in matter of great moment, / No less importing than our general good.
    • 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “A Great Storm Described, the Long-Boat Sent to Fetch Water, the Author Goes with It to Discover the Country. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag), page [176]:
      However, upon a ſtrict Review, I blotted out ſeveral Paſſages of leſs Moment which were in my firſt Copy, for fear of being cenſured as tedious and trifling, whereof Travellers are often, perhaps not without Juſtice, accuſed.
    • 1904, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Second Stain, Norton, published 2005, page 1192:
      The document in question is of such immense importance that its publication might very easily – I might almost say probably – lead to European complications of the utmost moment.
    • 1941 May, “Notes and News: William Stroudley”, in Railway Magazine, page 234:
      As to any suggestion that Stroudley's engines were not free-running at high speed, this was of little moment with 60 m.p.h. laid down as the limit at that time.
    • 1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 274:
      Britannia therefore has the advantage over only two classes, the rebuilt "Scots" and the "V2s", and in only two respects, maximum axle load (which is important) and weight of tender (which is of little moment).
  5. (physics, mechanics) A product of a distance and another physical quantity.
    Hyponyms: moment (torque sense), moment of force, torque
    Coordinate term: couple
    2. (physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.
      Synonym: torque
  6. (historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
  7. (neurology, informal) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
  8. (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
  9. (mathematics) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
  10. (mathematics) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
    If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia.
  11. (Internet slang, frequently derogatory, usually preceded by a noun) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
    woman moment
    Reddit moment
  12. (colloquial, Internet slang, of a person) The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.
    She’s got a point. She’s an icon, she is a legend, and she is the moment. Now, come on, now. You got to give it up to Kim.

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  • → Malay: momen

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  • 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language, v 3 p 3174. ("The smallest portion of time; an instant." is a direct quote from this Dictionary.)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin mōmentum.

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    moment m (plural moments)

    1. moment (specific instant or time)
      […] el català, malgrat tot, viu un moment de glòria efímera durant els darrers anys del segle XVIII i primers del XIX.
      Catalan, in spite of everything, had a moment of ephemeral glory in the last years of the 18th century and the first ones of the 19th.

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    Czech

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    moment m inan

    1. moment (specific instant or time)

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    Declension of moment (hard masculine inanimate)
    singular plural
    nominative moment momenty
    genitive momentu momentů
    dative momentu momentům
    accusative moment momenty
    vocative momente momenty
    locative momentě, momentu momentech
    instrumental momentem momenty
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    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Dutch moment, from Middle French moment, from Latin momentum.

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    moment n (plural momenten, diminutive momentje n)

    1. moment (very brief period of time)
      Synonym: ogenblik
    2. (physics) moment of force, moment
      Synonym: krachtmoment

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    Estonian

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    Etymology

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    From German Moment.

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    • IPA(key): /moˈmenʲt/, [moˈmenʲtˑ]
    • Rhymes: -enʲt
    • Hyphenation: mo‧ment

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    moment (genitive momendi, partitive momenti)

    1. moment (very brief period of time)
      Synonyms: hetk, ajahetk, pilk, viiv
    2. aspect, side, point
      Synonyms: aspekt, asjaolu, tõik, külg
      Tahaksin eriti rõhutada kahte momenti.
      I would like to emphasize two points in particular.
    3. (physics) moment
      inertsimoment ― moment of inertia
    4. (mathematics) moment

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    Declension of moment (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative moment momendid
    accusative nom.
    gen. momendi
    genitive momentide
    partitive momenti momente
    momentisid
    illative momenti
    momendisse     		momentidesse
    momendesse
    inessive momendis momentides
    momendes
    elative momendist momentidest
    momendest
    allative momendile momentidele
    momendele
    adessive momendil momentidel
    momendel
    ablative momendilt momentidelt
    momendelt
    translative momendiks momentideks
    momendeks
    terminative momendini momentideni
    essive momendina momentidena
    abessive momendita momentideta
    comitative momendiga momentidega

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    • moment in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
    • “moment”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

    French

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    From Latin mōmentum.

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    moment m (plural moments)

    1. moment (point in time)
    2. moment (short period of time)
    3. a while
      Ça fait un moment que je l'attends
      I've been waiting for him for a while
    4. (physics, mechanics) moment, momentum

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    Friulian

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    From Latin mōmentum.

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    moment m (plural moments)

    1. moment, instant

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    From Latin momentum, from movere.

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    moment n (definite singular momentet, indefinite plural moment, definite plural momenta)

    1. element, variable, contributing factor or circumstance
      Det er mange moment som spelar inn her.
      There are many variables at play here.
    2. (physics) moment of force

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    Occitan

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    Etymology

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    From Latin mōmentum.

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    moment m (plural moments)

    1. moment

    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
    Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
    Proto-Italic *moweō
    Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
    Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
    Proto-Italic *-məntom
    Proto-Italic *mowementom
    Latin *movimentum
    Latin mōmentumlbor.
    Polish moment

      Learned borrowing from Latin mōmentum.[1][2][3] First attested in 1592.[4]

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      moment m inan (diminutive momencik)

      1. moment (short period of time)
        Synonym: chwila
      2. moment (specific point or period in time)
        Synonym: chwila
      3. moment (short period of development or continuance of something) [with w (+ locative) ‘in what’]
      4. (physics) moment (turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation)
        moment bezwładności ― moment of inertia
        moment gnący / moment zginający ― bending moment
        moment pędu ― angular momentum, moment of momentum
        moment siły ― moment of force
        moment skręcający ― twisting moment
      5. (film, humorous, television) sex scene (segment in a movie in which characters have sex)
      6. (obsolete, mathematics) moment (infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement)

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      Declension of moment
      singular plural
      nominative moment momenty
      genitive momentu momentów
      dative momentowi momentom
      accusative moment momenty
      instrumental momentem momentami
      locative momencie momentach
      vocative momencie momenty

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      moment

      1. (colloquial) wait a minute, wait a moment, wait a second (used when the speaker expects to refrain from speaking or acting for a short time)
        Synonyms: chwila, chwila moment, chwileczkę, momencik

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      According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), moment is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 12 times in scientific texts, 11 times in news, 16 times in essays, 37 times in fiction, and 15 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 91 times, making it the 701st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[5]

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      1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “moment”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
      2. ^ Dubisz, Stanisław, editor (2003), “moment”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal Dictionary of the Polish Language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1–4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, →OCLC
      3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “moment”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
      4. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “moment”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
      5. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “moment”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 253

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      • “moment”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • “moment”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)
      • “MOMENT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 13.10.2008
      • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “moment”, in Słownik języka polskiego
      • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “moment”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
      • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “moment”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1034
      • Jan Karłowicz (1903), “moment”, in Hieronim Łopaciński, Wacław Taczanowski, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 3: L do O, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 182

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-
      Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
      Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
      Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
      Proto-Italic *moweō
      Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
      Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
      Proto-Italic *-məntom
      Proto-Italic *mowementom
      Latin *movimentum
      Latin mōmentum
      French momentbor.
      Romanian moment

        Borrowed from French moment, from Latin mōmentum.

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        moment n (plural momente)

        1. moment (brief length of time)
          de moment ― momentary
          pentru un moment ― for a moment
        2. moment (definite point in time)
          în momentul de față ― at the present moment
        3. the time, the right moment
          Nu e momentul pentru așa ceva.
          Now’s not the time for such things.
          A sosit momentul.
          The time has come.
        4. (mechanics, physics) moment, momentum
        5. short literary composition which captures an episode of daily life, a genre notably cultivated by Ion Luca Caragiale

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        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative moment momentul momente momentele
        genitive-dative moment momentului momente momentelor
        vocative momentule momentelor

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        Swedish

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        Etymology

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        From Latin momentum.

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        moment n

        1. a step in a process
          Nästa moment blir att föra in stavarna i kärnreaktorn
          The next step will be to insert the rods into the nuclear reactor
          ett kritiskt moment
          a critical step
          hinderbanans armgångsmoment
          the monkey bars section of the obstacle course (the monkey bars step in the process of getting through the obstacle course)
        2. an independent part of some (abstract) whole; an element, a factor
        3. (physics) moment

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        Declension of moment
        nominative genitive
        singular indefinite moment moments
        definite momentet momentets
        plural indefinite moment moments
        definite momenten momentens

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        Welsh

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        moment m (plural momentau)

        1. (physics) moment

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        Mutation

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        Mutated forms of moment
        radical soft nasal aspirate
        moment foment unchanged unchanged

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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