moment

(noun)

noun

1. a particular point in time

- the moment he arrived the party began

Similar word(s): instant, minute, second

Definition categories: time, point

2. an indefinitely short time

- wait just a moment

Similar word(s): bit, minute, mo, second

Definition categories: time

3. at this time

- she is studying at the moment

Definition categories: time, nowadays, present

4. having important effects or influence

- virtue is of more moment than security

Similar word(s): consequence, import

Definition categories: attribute, significance

5. a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

Definition categories: phenomenon, force

6. the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Definition categories: thought, statistic

Sentences with moment as a noun:

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