Definition of moment

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Moment (n.) Impulsive power; force; momentum.

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Moment :: Moment (n.) A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment..
Momentaneous :: Momentaneous (a.) Alt. of Momentan.
Import :: Import (v. i.) To signify; to purport; to be of moment.
Horoscope :: Horoscope (n.) The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment..
Ponderous :: Ponderous (a.) Important; momentous; forcible.
Minute :: Minute (n.) A point of time; a moment.
Spoiled :: Spoffish (a.) Earnest and active in matters of no moment; bustling.
Point :: Point (n.) An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant; hence, the verge..
Throw :: Throw (n.) Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
Concern :: Concern (n.) That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
Twinkling :: Twinkling (n.) The time of a wink; a moment; an instant.
Impulsion :: Impulsion (n.) The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse..
Stound :: Stound (n.) A brief space of time; a moment.
Momentally :: Momentally (adv.) For a moment.
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge..
Impromptu :: Impromptu (n.) Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark..
Cycloscope :: Cycloscope (n.) A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation, as of a wheel of a steam engine..
Minuteman :: Minuteman (n.) A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.
Pendulum :: Pendulum (n.) A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee..
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