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1.nounA brief, unspecified amount of time."Wait a moment, while I lock the front door."
2.nounThe smallest portion of time; an instant.
3.nounWeight or importance.
4.nounThe turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.
5.noun(unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
6.nounA petit mal episode; such a spell.
7.nounA fit; a brief tantrum.
8.nounAn infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
9.nounA quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points."If the points represent mass, then the zeroth moment is the total mass, the first moment divided by the total mass is the center of mass, and the second moment is the rotational inertia."