Word Definition

Moment

  1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment.
  2. An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
  3. Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.
  4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
  5. Impulsive power; force; momentum.
  6. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration.