moment

Definition

• n. a particular point in time
• n. an indefinitely short time
• n. a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
• n. the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Word forms

Plural

moments

Example sentences

1. n.

   She paused for a moment to think before answering the question.

2. n.

   The doctor said the moment of truth would come when the test results arrived.