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English

rank|cannot|father|nor|226|moment|however|enough|quite

Etymology
From OF. #French|moment, from L. momentum#Latin|momentum.

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/'m��m�nt/, SAMPA|/"m@Um@nt/
(General American|US) IPA|/'mo�m�nt/, SAMPA|/"moUm@nt/
audio|en-us-moment.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: mo·ment

Noun
en-noun

1. A brief, unspecified amount of time.

#:Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.

1. weight|Weight or importance.

#:*1904, 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. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of the Second Stain� (Norton 2005, p.1192)

1. physics The magnitude of force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation. Also called moment of force.
2. historical A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

Translations
trans-top|instant of time
Czech: t-|cs|okamžik|m
Dutch: t|nl|ogenblik|n, t+|nl|moment|n, t|nl|oogwenk|m, t-|nl|tijdstip|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|momento|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: hetk
Finnish: hetki
French: t+|fr|instant|m, t+|fr|moment|m
German: t+|de|Augenblick|m, t-|de|Moment|m, t|de|Zeitpunkt|m
Greek: t+|el|��ιγμή|f|sc=Grek (stigmí)
Hungarian: t+|hu|pillanat
Icelandic: t+|is|augnablik|n
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Indonesian: t+|id|saat|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|momento|m
Lithuanian: t|lt|akimirka|xs=Lithuanian g|Lithuanian
Polish: t+|pl|chwila|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|instante|m, t+|pt|momento|m
Russian: t-|ru|момен�|m|sc=Cyrl
Serbian: t|sr|trenutak|m, t|sr|�asak|m
Slovene: t|sl|trenutek|m
Spanish: t-|es|momento|m
Swedish: t|sv|momang|c, t+|sv|ögonblick|n, t-|sv|moment|n
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ttbc|Chinese: � (kè)

Derived terms

momentary
mid
spur-of-the-moment

See also
moment of inertia
torque

Category:Time

Catalan

Etymology
L.|ca momentum#Latin|momentum

Noun
ca-noun-m

1. #English|moment

Category:ca:Time

Dutch

Etymology
L.|nl momentum#Latin|momentum

Noun
infl|nl|noun|gender=n

1. #English|moment

Category:nl:Time

French

Etymology
From L.|fr momentum#Latin|momentum.

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. #English|moment

See also
instant

Category:fr:Time

Romanian

Etymology
L.|ro momentum#Latin|momentum

Pronunciation
IPA|[mo'ment]|lang=ro

Noun
ro-noun|gendn|plmomente

1. #English|moment

Declension
ro-noun-n|plmomente|defmomentul

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