moment
English Thesaurus
1. having important effects or influence (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | significance, |
| definition | : | the quality of being significant (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | matter, |
| definition | : | (used with negation) having consequence (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | hell to pay, |
| definition | : | dire consequences (noun.attribute) |
2. the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | statistic, |
| definition | : | a datum that can be represented numerically (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | second moment, |
| definition | : | the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | variance, |
| definition | : | the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | statistics, |
| definition | : | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition) |
3. a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force) (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | force, |
| definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | moment of inertia, |
| definition | : | the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | moment of a couple, |
| definition | : | given two equal and opposite forces, the product of the force and the distance between them (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | dipole moment, |
| definition | : | the moment of a dipole (noun.phenomenon) |
4. at this time (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | nowadays, present, |
| definition | : | the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech (noun.time) |
5. a particular point in time (noun.time)
| hyponym | : | climax, culmination, |
| definition | : | the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | moment of truth, |
| definition | : | a crucial moment on which much depends (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | moment of truth, |
| definition | : | the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | pinpoint, |
| definition | : | a very brief moment (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | time, |
| definition | : | a suitable moment (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | psychological moment, |
| definition | : | the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect (noun.time) |
6. an indefinitely short time (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | time, |
| definition | : | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, |
| definition | : | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (noun.time) |
7. having important effects or influence (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | inconsequence, |
| definition | : | having no important effects or influence (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | momentous, |
| definition | : | of very great significance (adj.all) |
8. a particular point in time (noun.time)
9. an indefinitely short time (noun.time)
10. having important effects or influence (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | inconsequence, |
| definition | : | having no important effects or influence (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | momentous, |
| definition | : | of very great significance (adj.all) |
11. a particular point in time (noun.time)
12. an indefinitely short time (noun.time)
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