moment

Definitions

• A brief, unspecified amount of time.
• The smallest portion of time; an instant.
• (figurative) Weight or importance.
• (physics) The turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.
• (historical) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
• (neurology) A petit mal episode; such a spell.
• (colloquial) A fit; a brief tantrum.
• (math) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
• (math) A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.