moment
noun
Simple meaning
A particular point in time.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmoʊmənt
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A particular point in time
“The moment he arrived the party began.”
A particular point, or relatively small region.
A particular point of space; a spot.
A brief, unspecified amount of time.
At this time
(Internet slang, frequently derogatory, usually preceded by a noun) An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A particular point in time
Used this way, moment is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The moment he arrived the party began.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Compound terms
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The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field.
The tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration.
The moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull.
Given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them.
A logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the…
The dipole moment in an electric dipole.
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