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noun(mo-ment)a minute portion or point of time : instant
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noun(mo-ment)a comparatively brief period of time
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noun(mo-ment)present time
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idiom(mo-ment)to have times when one is extremely good, successful, etc.
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idiom(mo-ment)very quickly : within a very short amount of time
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noun(mo-ment)the moment produced by a magnetic or electric dipole; especially : the product of the distance between the two poles and the magnitude of either pole
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noun(mo-ment)a vector quantity that is a measure of the torque exerted on a magnetic system (such as a bar magnet or dipole) when placed in a magnetic field and that for a magnet is the product of the distance between its poles and the strength of either pole
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noun phrase(mo-ment)a measure of the resistance of a body to angular acceleration about a given axis that is equal to the sum of the products of each element of mass in the body and the square of the element's distance from the axis
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noun phrase(mo-ment)the final sword thrust in a bullfight
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noun phrase(mo-ment)a moment of crisis on whose outcome much or everything depends
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noun(mo-ment)the occasion when the mental atmosphere is most certain to be favorable to the full effect of an action or event
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idiom(mo-ment)immediately after one has been told about something
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idiom(mo-ment)have a short period of time available (for something)