moment

CEFRA1

/momən(ʔ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very short period of time.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A brief, unspecified amount of time.

Examples

  • For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.

  • From the moment that I knew that the university existed, I've wanted to go there.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈməʊmənt/
  • /ˈmolmɛnt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A particular point, or relatively small region.

  2. A particular point of space; a spot.

  3. A particular point of time; an instant.

More examples

In context

  • We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.

  • Wait a moment, while I lock the front door.

  • 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.

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Origin

noun

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